Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker Auction Archive The interior of the helmet

The interior of the helmet has a dark brown leather liner with all eight fingers and the original shoe string tie intact

2 cm long with the scabbard on

patented for buttonhole wear

with light signs of wear and age

the fountain pen channel and severed end blending in well with the overall traditional look of the butt

Germany, Imperial. A Patriotic Assistance Membership Badge, By C.E. Juncker Auction Archive The interior of the helmet(Vaterlndischer Hilfsdienst Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of hollowed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by three Imperial German tri colours, with a central inscription of VATERLNDISCHER HILFSDIENST (PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, stamped with an identification number of 07656, an inscription of SER. 5, and a makers mark of C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN,