Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive obverse depicting the Norroy Coat

obverse depicting the Norroy Coat of Arms in red

We are going to wipe every last one of the bastards off that pier and out from under that pier before they have a chance to pick off the first wave

while one lives well back from the line in a comfortable billet

A 1934 NSDAP Kreis Helmstedt Weihe Haus Kurt Schmalz in Helmstedt badge

adjustment knobs on the side

Germany, Hj. A Proficiency Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Auction Archive obverse depicting the Norroy Coat(HJ Leistungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Sig rune overlaid by a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of FR LEISTUNGEN IN DER H. J. (FOR MERIT IN THE H. J.), the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked AD. SCHWERDT, STUTTGART, with issue number 17150, measuring 29. 81 mm (w) x 51. 69 mm (h), weighing 7. 6 grams, in very fine condition.