Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Gold Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Auction dated 30 Jun 1940

dated 30 Jun 1940

The blade of this short bayonet is the style with stepped end

constructed of silvered bronze with machine embroidery

with light loss to the silver finish

with a screwback apparatus

Germany, Hj. A 1939 National Trade Competition Victor’s Badge, Gold Grade, By Gustav Brehmer Auction dated 30 Jun 1940(Ehrenzeichen Reichssieger im Reichsberufswettkampf 1939). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, surrounding a central white enameled disc, overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a cogwheel, circumscribed by an inscription of REICHSSIEGER 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked G. BREHMER,