Germany, Freikorps. A Baltic Cross, c. 1923 Hold (NSDAP/SA Brotbeutel)

(NSDAP/SA Brotbeutel)

these shields are flat-topped with a pointed bottom

Hanfstaengl aided Hitler polish his image following Hitler’s incarceration after the failed Beer Hall Putsch in 1923

Waltenberger trained as part of the 3rd company of 10th Schiffs-Stamm-Abteilung in Bremerhaven

a German youth hostel badge

Germany, Freikorps. A Baltic Cross, c. 1923 Hold (NSDAP/SA Brotbeutel)(Baltenkreuz an Nadel). Constructed of silvered and gilded brass, consisting of a narrow and vaulted Geneva Cross, the obverse overlaid by a gilded Lily Cross, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the Lily Cross in place, with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 81 mm (w) x 45. 00 mm (h), weighing 12. 3 grams, demonstrating some loss of finish which exposes the bronze base metal, an early