Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1921 Membership Badge, Large Version, By Stahlhof Magdeburg Archive The cap measures 280 mm

The cap measures 280 mm x 110 mm and is overall very well preserved without signs of mothing or significant damage

indicative of the early Mark I version of the helmet

fifteen signatures with hometown identifications in ink on the reverse

the 6 o’clock arm bears “1914” and the centre bears the cipher “W”

Germany, Der Stahlhelm. A 1921 Membership Badge, Large Version, By Stahlhof Magdeburg Archive The cap measures 280 mm(Der Stahlhelm Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, the obverse consisting of a black enameled disc bearing a raised and silvered Stahlhelm, in turn bearing an engraved inscription of DER STAHLHELM flanked by an Iron Cross, above silvered oak leaves and a date of 1923, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Stahlhof Magdeburg, measuring 30.