Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, Gold Grade Collector’s Example, by Rudolf Souval, c.1980 Auction Archive Instituted on 26 March 1833

Instituted on 26 March 1833

The chape and locket are held firmly in place via two screws each

his middle initial impressed as an "I" versus the "J" which is listed on the roll

82 mm (w) x 19

he was transferred to Goldap

Germany, Federal Republic. An Anti-Partisan Badge, Gold Grade Collector’s Example, by Rudolf Souval, c.1980 Auction Archive Instituted on 26 March 1833(Bandenkampfabzeichen in Gold, Museumsstck). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by an additional cluster of oak leaves defaced by a raised skull and crossbones, overlaid by a sword bearing a sunwheel style mobile swastika, plunging into a hydra, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a