Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive and Canada Shoulder Title (in

and Canada Shoulder Title (in browning copper

consisting of the right hand-side Totenkopf symbol - constructed of shiny hand embroidered silver aluminum bullion wires

with pencil signature of General der Flieger

eye has separated from the ribbon)

Germany, Third Reich. A Gau Essen Honour Badge, Gold Grade, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Archive and Canada Shoulder Title (in(Gau Essen Ehrenzeichen). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a sword bearing a mobile swastika on its hilt, overlaying crossed hammers bearing dates 1925 1935, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN, measuring 31 mm (w) x 53 mm (h), with some loss of finish evident, in overall very fine condition.