Germany, DAF. A 1939 Craftsmen Competition Outstanding Achievement Plaque, with Case, by Hüttenamt Gleiwitz Newly Listed marked "2me Classe" and "2de

marked "2me Classe" and "2de Klasse" on the lid

overlaid by Balck’s handwritten signature in faint blue ink

Significant new acquisitions began in 1926 with a former German light cruiser

Canadian Machine Gun Corps was absorbed by the 1st Battalion

Germany, DAF. A 1939 Craftsmen Competition Outstanding Achievement Plaque, with Case, by Hüttenamt Gleiwitz Newly Listed marked "2me Classe" and "2de(Deutsches Arbeitsfront Handwerkerwettkampf Plakette). Constructed of patinated cast iron, the obverse bearing a central hammer overlaid by a Deutsches Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front DAF) insignia, in turn situated within a cluster of oak leaves and flanked by a date of 1939, circumscribed by an inscription of HANDWERKERWETTKAMPF FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN (CRAFTSMEN COMPETITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS), the reverse affixed with a loop for