A collection of insignia belonging to a member of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division (1st Latvian)
very fine condition with some wax remaining on the reverse from previous collector’s mounting
in typical Godet
Accompanied by a Studio Portrait of Hogg (photograph with a sepia-toned look
Footnote: Cap badges were usually made of white metal
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Minesweeper War Badge, by B.H. Mayer GTRexclude A collection of insignia belonging(Kriegsabzeichen fr Minensuch , U Boot Jagd und Sicherungsverbnde). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central depiction of a sea mine exploding, the reverse with a block hinge and short banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim,