Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia GTRexclude The first batch of fifty

The first batch of fifty F-S Fighting Knives were produced in January 1941 by Wilkinson Sword Ltd after Fairbairnand Sykes had travelled down to their factory from the Special Training Centre at Lochailort

it is of machine woven

all suspended from a 175 mm-long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback and black wool reverse liner

the bottom end of the rope hanging down and forming a large loop

scratching of the hilt’s nickel plating

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges and Insignia GTRexclude The first batch of fifty(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of nine badges and insignia, with examples issued to the Heer, Luftwaffe, NSKK, RAD, and NSKOV, featuring pieces of aluminum, zink, and bronze construction, some demonstrating loss of finish (deliberate in the case of the Wound Badge), in overall better than very fine condition.