Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges Archive The cap measures approximately 280

The cap measures approximately 280 mm (l) x 112 mm (h) when folded

with makers cartouche of J

that he had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Labourer

during the retreat on the Second Army front in April 1918

circa 1880 period manufacture ("FR" in square dates from that period)

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Badges Archive The cap measures approximately 280(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a classic humped hinge characteristics of this manufacturer, with a banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 53 for Hymmen & Co.,