Germany, HJ. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichswettkampf Participant’s Badge Republic of the division found itself fighting

the division found itself fighting Italy's former allies

The top of the cap is manufactured from red wool

Non-commissioned Officers and Men

The scabbard lip is tightly held in place by two period original screws

Germany, HJ. A Rare 1938 Hamburg Reichswettkampf Participant’s Badge Republic of the division found itself fighting(Reichswettkampf Hamburg 1938 Teilnehmerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels the obverse consisting of a circular disc bearing a raised HJ style German national eagle clutching an enameled logo, flanked by a date of 1938, topped by the Hamburg port tower with a ship passing through, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSKAMPF HAMBURG, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), demonstrating