Germany, HJ. A Rare Standard Bearer’s Gorget, with Photo, by C.E. Juncker

(HJ Ringkragen für Fahnenträger mit Foto). Constructed of silvered and patinated bronze, the obverse bearing a central raised HJ-style German national eagle clutching a sword and mallet and overlaid by a swastika, executed in high relief and exceptional detail, topped by a banner bearing a stamped issue number of “590”, with ribbed rivets set into both top corner, the reverse retaining a fully-intact field-grey wool liner, the reverse topped by two prongs for attachment to a neck chain which has been lost to time, with an additional central stabilizer bearing a maker’s mark of “C.E. JUNCKER, BERLIN”, measuring 12.5 cm (w) x 14 cm (h), in extremely fine condition with the exception of the missing chain; accompanied by a photo of the gorget in wear by an HJ member, in uniform with a Südost Steiermark unit insignia clearly visible, in addition to a Glider Pilot Class “B” Proficiency Badge and other insignia, the reverse in unused postcard format, measuring 8.5 cm (w) x 13 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.