The crossguard is brass with ball finial-style quillons at either end
but with enough of the finish remaining to positively identify this piece of a silver grade clasp
Both complete in functional gilded zink spring clip for attachment to loops emanating from the scabbard’s loops
I am leaving the hospital Monday in the best of health
A Heer Engineers Leutnant pair
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Uniform Rank Insignia Newly Listed The crossguard is brass with(Insignien Stoffausfhrung). A mixed lot of nine uniform rank insignia, consisting of collar tabs and shoulder boards, with examples issued to Heer, Feuerschutzpolizei, Sturmabteilung (SA), and Political personnel, some demonstrating moderate to significant material fatigue, in overall very fine condition.