JBFloyd Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 This is a very well-made badge, in silver and enamels (60x56mm). It certainly reminds me of badges of the Baltisches Landeswehr or 17.Armee Korps, but it carries Finnish maker's marks below the pin-catch (VI/(crown)/813H/(indistinct)/L5).What appears to be enamel damage is actually some glue residue that has since cleaned off.It doesn't show up in my Freikorps sources or my Finnish sources. Can anyone shed light on this piece? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 This badge is from Detachement von Randow (see on page 152 of Hartung's Deutsche Freikorps.Christophe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 The pin and hook on the shield look very German, the wreath has a Finnish stamp.Could the two parts be "Married"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom63 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 This badge is from Detachement von Randow (see on page 152 of Hartung's Deutsche Freikorps.ChristopheThis is not ?Brustabzeichen Detachement von Randow?.This is ?Johanniter Schild Kreuz Freikorps Ostpreussen?.Private manufacture. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Slivin Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 http://cgi.ebay.de/Nadel-Freikorps-Ostpreu...%3A1|240%3A1318 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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