Four German Imperial Stickpins Newly Listed The hilt is a broad

The hilt is a broad tapering type with ornate inlays and beading along the crest

as Mentioned in Despatches)

The lugs on either side of the helmet served two purposes: they were mounting points for the heavy brow plate that was designed to be worn with the helmet

the text in Gothic lettering

1917 to August 12

Four German Imperial Stickpins Newly Listed The hilt is a broadHanseatic City of Hamburg Coat of Arms Stickpin (silvered bronze with red enamels, 17 mm, on a 51 mm pin); wSJ Hamburg Cross Stickpin (bronze gilt with white enamels, 16 mm, on a 40. 3 mm pin crazing evident in the enamels); Prussian Coat of Arms Stickpin (bronze gilt with red, white and black enamels, 13 mm, on a 56. 5 mm); and German Veterans Organization Membership Stickpin (bronze gilt with red, white and black enamels, marked "GES. GESCH."