Sign in to see your user information My eBay Expand My eBay Summary Recently Viewed BidsOffers Watchlist Purchase History Buy Again Selling Saved Searches Saved Sellers Messages Notification Expand Cart Loading.Accessibility, User Agreement, Privacy, Cookies, Do not sell my personal information and AdChoice Norton Secured - powered by Verisign.The swastika was also a Nordic rune and the pagan Germanic symbol for Thor, God of Adventurers.
Original WWI German IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS, 1914. Eisernes Kreuz I Klasse) Screwback Marked 800 Certified. The order of the Iron Cross was founded by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, after the Freidenskrieg, or war of liberation from Napoleon, in 1813. It was to be an award for gallantry conferred only in time of war, and open to all soldiers, regardless of rank or social status. The Iron Cross was re-instituted at the commencement of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, the First World War in 1914, and the Second World War in 1939. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, W cypher for King Wilhelm II, the re-institution date, 1914, to the bottom arm and a Kings crown to the top arm. Dont Miss This Please also see our 2nd class and 1939 Nazi marked versions on our web page. The reverse centerpiece has the embossed date,1939, which is also encompassed by a nicely detailed oak-leaf wreath. The background field of both the obverse and reverse centerpieces is smooth while the arms of the cross have a pebbled background field with raised, smooth, outer edges. The award comes complete with a LONG piece of original ribbed rayon ribbon. Comes with its original issue envelope (some storage wear to the envelope) see photo. Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Scarce Original German NSDAP (NAZI PARTY) Police Stickpin Certified. Shortly after Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Workers Party), ascended to the leadership of Germany, the police, as with almost all civic organizations, incorporated the new style national eagle and swastika on their insignia. The first pattern police insignia to utilize the new style national eagle and swastika was introduced on April 23RD 1934. As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. One of the new uniform regulations of June 25TH 1936 was the introduction of a slightly modified second pattern police eagle and swastika to replace the first pattern. Second pattern, police cap eagle as introduced on June 25TH 1936 to replace the earlier, (Circa April 1934-June 1936), first pattern cap eagle. The eagle is superimposed on an embossed, vertically oval, oak-leaf wreath with the eagles wings extending beyond the outer edges of the wreath with a roughly, 5mm wingspan. The eagle and the wreath both have nice high relief detailing and the insignia. ![]() Veteran. A U.S. vet bring back in good condition. The most recognizable pieces of insignia associated with the Nazi regime is the swastika armband. Utilized by pretty much by all the organization of the Third Reich in one form or another. The swastika, (a Sanskrit word meaning well being), is an ancient symbol that was utilized in numerous diverse cultures and signified both the cycle of life and the sun.
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