July Military Auction
Lot 25151:
Description
A diverse group of military insignia including embroidered cloth patches, bullion wire tabs, and metal badges, primarily representing West German and French forces from the mid-to-late 20th century. French Foreign Legion (Legion Etrangere) items include an embroidered red-on-black shoulder title arc, a diamond-shaped unit patch featuring a yellow flaming grenade on a green and black ground, and a gold-tone metal beret badge with a flaming grenade within a circular wreath. West German Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz) components consist of a shoulder title arc, a silver-white embroidered sleeve eagle, and two circular Edelweiss patches for mountain units, with one inscribed Grenzschutzbergfuhrer. Also included is a horizontal green cloth insignia featuring a central eagle and oak leaf wreath. Bundeswehr (modern German armed forces) items feature a metal paratrooper qualification badge with a diving eagle and small national flag, two pairs of cloth collar tabs (Litzen) in silver-white on olive and dark green, and an embroidered paratrooper mountain unit patch. Historical German-style items include an embroidered breast eagle on a black backing, a small stamped metal Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) pin with a swastika and spade, and a Luftwaffe-style specialty patch featuring an aircraft within a cogwheel. The group is completed by a silver-toned oak leaf wreath cockade and three small metal rank pips. Construction materials include machine-embroidered cotton and synthetic threads, silver bullion wire, and various base metals.
Legion Etrangere and Bundesgrenzschutz titles: Approximately 5 inches wide
Circular Edelweiss patches: Approximately 2.25 inches in diameter
Large rectangular collar tabs: Approximately 3.5 inches by 2 inches
Metal paratrooper badge: Approximately 2 inches wide. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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