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

with swing bar pinback)

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

Crafted in beautifully detailed solid silver (marked 800 for silver content)

(Wehrmacht Kette)

The blade sits firmly within a brass hilt

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.