Germany, Weimar Republic. Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type, By Paul Küst Auction Archive the Circus at Bath

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These pins were awarded (on request) from parachute companies to pilots who successfully bailed out of airplanes

Germany, Weimar Republic. Freikorps Schlageter Badge; Second Type, By Paul Küst Auction Archive the Circus at Bath(Schlageter Abzeichen). Constructed of heavily silvered bronze, second type; with a vertical pinback; maker marked "PAUL KST ABZEICHEN ORDENFABRIK BERLIN S W 19", marked "GES. GESCH." (Gesetzlich Geschtzt) and "101" on the reverse, measuring 48. 23 mm (w) x 60. 58 mm (h); weighing 40. 9 grams; in overall extremely fine condition. Footnote: Albert Leo Schlageter (August 12, 1894 May 26, 1923) was a member of the German Freikorps. After the outbreak of