Austria, Imperial. A 1915 Nail Men Statue GTRexclude an Obersturmbannführer-Sturmführer shoulder board

an Obersturmbannführer-Sturmführer shoulder board

crazing on the black patent leather upper of the visor and the strap resting upon it

Uniforms (National Emblem (Hoheitsabzeichren)

obverse presenting an enameled white Maltese Cross in silver gilt

Austria, Imperial. A 1915 Nail Men Statue GTRexclude an Obersturmbannführer-Sturmführer shoulder boardIn cast pot metal, Statue of German Nail Men, with German inscription eiserner blumenteufel Innsbruck 1915 (translation: Iron Flower Devil Innsbruck 1915), measuring at 73. 41 (w) x 69. 04 (l) x 175. 78mm (h). Footnote: Nail Men were one way in which funds were raised for the war effort by allowing citizens to purchase a nail to nail into a large wooden statue.