Germany, SA. A Rare 1932 Osnabrück Deployment Badge Auction demonstrating moderate loss of finish

demonstrating moderate loss of finish to the core and some bending of the suspension loop

Third Armored Amphibian Battalion (Provisional)

The grip consists of two wedges of walnut-brown wood that are held together by a series of two horizontally-mounted screws

The reverse bears a maker’s mark of “AUG

with a lug width of 20 mm

Germany, SA. A Rare 1932 Osnabrück Deployment Badge Auction demonstrating moderate loss of finish(SA Aufmarsch Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of brass, the obverse bearing a central mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of SA AUSMARSCH OSNABRCK 17. JULI 1932 (SA DEPLOYMENT OSNABRCK 17 JULY 1932), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32 mm in diameter, a scarce commemorative badge issued on the eve of the NSDAP seizure of power, in extremely fine condition.