Germany, Imperial. An Honour Badge For Merit In The Fire Brigade By Max Von Kawaczynski Archive with a vertical wire pinback

with a vertical wire pinback and a functional hinge/catch assembly

the insignia in fine aluminum wire with black and steel blue embroidery

1945 and subsequently transferred to the Reserve of Officers the following day

36 mm x 90 mm

Quisling Issue - Second Class Cross

Germany, Imperial. An Honour Badge For Merit In The Fire Brigade By Max Von Kawaczynski Archive with a vertical wire pinback(Ehrenzeichen fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse with a central leftward facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II circumscribed by name and title, flanked by an inscription of VERDIENST UM DAS FEUERLSCHWESEN (MERIT IN THE FIRE BRIGADE), on topped by crossed axes, a monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and a royal crown, the reverse with an etched inscription of ORIGINAL, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a