the pinback maker marked with LDO code “4” for Steinhauer & Lück
he proceeded to New Zealand with the 3rd Battalion
including a sporran (Scottish pouch) constructed of white horse hair with two tassels capped by ornate silver caps
on an off-white papers stock
Barthelmy was captured and imprisoned by the Germans
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges certificate_of_authenticity the pinback maker marked with(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three badges, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 48 mm (w) x 43. 80 mm