Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Auction Archive minor chipping of the handle

minor chipping of the handle grip near the pommel

measuring 145 mm (w) x 218 mm (h) each

It was later awarded to individuals and organizations for merits in building and strengthening of the Armed Forces and commanding military units during peacetime

in January 1916

The reverse is marked “Hoffstätter Bonn”

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Merit Badges for HJ and SA Personnel Auction Archive minor chipping of the handle(Abzeichen). A pair of badges, including: 1. An HJ Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of a Tyr rune bearing a central mobile swastika, surrounded by a circular ring bearing an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, stamped with an award number of 247313, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 101 for Gustav Brehmer,