Germany, Weimar Republic. An Early Stahlhelm Standard Bearer’s Gorget Auction gilt insignia and initialed sticker

gilt insignia and initialed sticker on the lid

because it would slow an invasion force long enough for French forces to mobilize and counterattack

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “MEDAILLE FÜR DEUTSCHE VOLKSPFLEGE” (“MEDAL FOR THE CARE OF THE GERMAN PEOPLE”)

threading missing on the right side of the FRANCE AND GERMANY clasp

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Early Stahlhelm Standard Bearer’s Gorget Auction gilt insignia and initialed sticker(Ringkragen fr Fahnentrger der Stahlhelmbund). An extremely well preserved, early issue Stahlhelm standard bearers gorget, constructed of a semi circular bronze base finished with a matte silver coating, the obverse bearing an ornate one piece silvered bronze insignia consisting of a central raised Stahlhelm set within an oval oak leaf wreath, flanked on each side by detailed standard flags, topped by a crowned German national eagle clutching a sword