Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern GTRexclude with swing bar pinback)

with swing bar pinback)

three American Legion Membership Badges (all are in bronze gilt with blue enamels

the reverse with a ball hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch

Footnote: This particular buckle is illustrated on page 456 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

reverse maker marked "Gustav Deschler VEREINS ZEICHEN FABRIK MÜNCHEN"

Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Protection Officer’s Armband, First Pattern GTRexclude with swing bar pinback)(Reichsluftschutzbund Armband). Constructed of navy blue cotton rayon blended fabric with a white machine embroidered RLB insignia on the obverse, the top and bottom decorated with a strip of silver aluminum bullion tresse, with Ges. Gesch. embroidered to the reverse of the armband, measuring 180 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), in near very fine condition.