Germany. A Weimar Republic Period Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type By P. Küst Auction leave the smallest thing

leave the smallest thing

engraver marked "GALLE

on leather watch fob

loop also marked but not legible

Germany. A Weimar Republic Period Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type By P. Küst Auction leave the smallest thingAn example of a very well preserved Weimar Freikorps Schlageter badge; second type; an oval badge constructed of silvered bronze with very fine details; the obverse with a Christina cross, inscribed Schlageter, Spartakus, and dated 1919 23 with crossed swords within a wreath consisting of laurel leaves on the left side, and oak leaves on the right side, separated by a bow on the bottom; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, with all four prongs