This is an original 1939 1st Class Iron Cross marked 100 on the pin. 100 is for the firm Rudolf Wachtler und Lange in Mittweida.

For sale is an Army/SS Close Combat clasp silver grade for 25 engagement's. Clasp is in excellent near mint condition not zinc, showing no damage. Has 100% finish and is marked F&B.L for Funk & Bruninghaus. Ludenscheid. Detentions are 9.7cm long 2.6cm wide. This is an excellent clasp in hard to find condition by a scarce maker. Will display well. See photo's.

I am selling off my nearly forty year collection of 1,600+ pieces of mixed Third Reich Militaria. I will do my best to inform you of the provenance of each piece if I know it. Some pieces will not be guaranteed because there are simply too many fakes. If they ARE NOT guaranteed it will be stated in the description. This is an Armed Forces 1939 Black Wound Badge, Third Class (Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz). This is an early example, B Type, made of die stamped brass based metal with a black color paint wash. It is clearly maker marked to the reverse "L/11" for "Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid." The hinge, pin and catch all intact to the reverse. The badge is in very good used condition with paint loss to the most exposed parts as seen on real used examples. ****** BEFORE BIDDING PLEASE READ THIS FINE PRINT CAREFULLY ****** All pieces are as described. PLEASE DON'T CONTACT ME ASKING FOR A CHEAPER PRICE. This is it. No other type of payment is ACCEPTABLE. Payment is due wi

Croatian Pilot badge, unmarked, these were given to Luftwaffe pilots serving in the area. in good shape, a great addition to a wings collection.

Only one of these I have encountered in 50 years of collecting. Well made badge with lots of detail and heavy. Paint loss to the shield. Interesting piece for your foreign badge collection.

Only one of these I have encountered in my 50 years of collecting. Has screw back pins for attachment and what appears to be a makers mark in the form of a flaming bomb on the reverse. Paint loss to national emblem on badge. Worn.

Very beautiful badge, finely detailed. Always liked this one since I picked it up in the 80's. Understand some Luftwaffe pilots have been awarded this badge. Nice construction, marked on reverse 800.

Nice Pilots badge from Croatia with some paint loss to the national emblem. Unmarked on back. Understand some Luftwaffe pilots were awarded these.

OK First the technical stuff. and later the story. First examine all the edges front and rear. Perfectly sheared all around to an even thin wall. This being an arched award, that precision was never present on any early replicas. (things cost dollars, not thousands, back then. A set of hand carved stamping dies cost? They would have had to manufacture thousands just to break even on die cost alone, at those prices, and good luck finding another example today. Second actually examine the appearance front and back. NOT GOOFY like what is floating around. The zinc oxide is not yet any issue, just tiny surface specks. A q-tip and light oil will erase in and protect the surface for years. Today's new collectors are too poorly informed and not considering factors other than appearance, and the opinions of internet gurus on forums. Trusting the opinions of total strangers to influence your investing seems outright stupid to me, but just wait long enough and a book with some dire

Wound badge 1939 in black, un-marked reverse Strong pin & hook device. Great for a combat tunic -Has that 'been there' look.