Squadron Clasp for Destroyers and

A 1934 Saarkundgebung Karlsruhe badge; in gilt bronze; horizontal pinback missing; unmarked; measuring 34 mm x 36 mm; with remains from previous collector’s mounting on the reverse; better than fine condition.

A third reich period “Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen”; oval bronze; on a loop for suspension (unmarked); with its correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with a crossed shovel and sword in the centre, and a concrete pillbox/bunker directly below, as well as with the German national eagle above, all within an oak leaf wreath; the reverse inscribed “Für Arbeit zum schutze Deutschlands” (For labour for the protection of Germany) within an oak wreath; measuring 45.26 mm x 32.89 mm; weighing 20.0 grams; near very fine condition. (C: 185)

A mid-war period manufacture example of a Kriegsmarine Destroyer War badge “Zerstörerkriegsabzeichen”; silvered and gilded zink wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a side-view of a destroyer cutting through a wave, with the bow of the ship extending over the wreath; plain reverse, with a center catch for stabilization and a horizontal needle style pin with a crimped ball hinge and a crimped round wire catch; maker marked “JFS” for “Josef Feix & Söhne, Gablonz” on the reverse; measuring 54.10 mm x 46.02 mm; weighing 24.0 grams; with all of the silver-wash worn off, but with approximately 45% of the gilding intact; in overall better than fine condition.

Two-piece construction, silvered bronze with blue enamels, maker marked "DESCHLER & SOHN MÜNCHEN 9" on the reverse, 41.8 mm x 50.5 mm, vertical pinback, intact enamels, scattered silvering wear, extremely fine.