Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1924 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Auction Archive reverse marked RICHARD SIEPER &

reverse marked RICHARD SIEPER & SÖHNE LÜDENSCHEID

also a dive bomber

which was court purveyor from 1836 (until 1910)

Near the ricasso is a maker’s mark of “E

He is shown in the Navy Lists as of November 1920 as a Commissioned Gunner

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1924 Commemorative Service Badge, by Der Stahlhof Auction Archive reverse marked RICHARD SIEPER &(Der Stahlhelm Diensteintrittsabzeichen 1924). Instituted 13 November 1933 by Franz Seldte. (1933 1939 issue). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled medallion, overlaid by a raised Stahlhelm insignia, situated above a silvered date of 1924 topped by oak leaves, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, engraved with a unit