An Early Nsdap Party Member’s Badge Newly Listed The German First War M1915

The German First War M1915 and M1917 gas masks evolved into the Reichswehr era M24 gas mask and eventually into the M30 and M38 gas masks used in the Second World War

153 mm x 234 mm)

four eyelets (two on either side) with a brown cotton drawstring fed through the eyelets at the rear for an adjustable fit

it would come to symbolize the triumph of good over evil (with the snake sometimes representative of the serpent in the Garden of Eden)

"Reichszeugmeisterei" (National-materiel-control-office)

An Early Nsdap Party Member’s Badge Newly Listed The German First War M1915This is a rare early NSDAP party members badge; in gilt bronze with white, black, and textured red enamels; unmarked; horizontal pinback; measuring 18 mm in diameter; extremely fine condition.