Germany, Freikorps. A Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps Cap Badge GTRexclude measuring 28 cm in length

measuring 28 cm in length as presented

dozens wounded

marked with “STH” (Der Stahlhelm) and “Ges

Fearing that the Republic’s future was in doubt

Germany, Freikorps. A Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps Cap Badge GTRexclude measuring 28 cm in length(Freiwilliges Landesschtzenkorps Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, interspersed with acorns and joined together at the bottom by ribbon, affixed with all intact reverse attachment prongs to a period field grey liner, unmarked, the badge measuring 45 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), a scarce example of a variant examined in Katalog der Uniformabzeichen der deutschen Freikorps by Ingo G. Haarcke,