Germany, Third Reich. A Vienna Mining Administration Stamp visually-hidden but not pilots

but not pilots

7mm (h – inclusive of crown and trophy of arms suspension)

accompanied by period original red ribbon with a central white-black-white stripe

and 20 July 1944

1942 Sorge was awarded the German Cross in Gold

Germany, Third Reich. A Vienna Mining Administration Stamp visually-hidden but not pilots(Oberbergamt Wien Stempel). Constructed of a toned magnetic iron shaft, the base affixed with a brass stamp featuring a central German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of OBERBERGAMT WIEN (MINING ADMINISTRATION VIENNA), otherwise unmarked, measuring 105 mm in total length, demonstrating loss of finish and minor surface oxidation throughout the handle, in near extremely fine condition.