A Recovered Second War Hungarian (Army) Military Police Gorget
Item #EU14168
Price:
$440
Hungary (Kingdom): Multi-piece construction, gorget in aluminum, illustrating the Hungarian coat-of-arms flanked by oak leaves and acorns on both sides and affixed to the body of the gorget, an arched ribbon banner inscribed "TÁBORI BIZTONSÁG" below the coat-of-arms, both the leafed coat-of-arms and the arched ribbon banner held in place by three rivets each, three clips dual riveted in place, two of which have snapped off, along with being number stamped "1467" on the reverse, 640 mm long multi-link chain in magnetic metal affixed to the remaining clip, the gorget measuring 75 mm x 160 mm, exhibiting surface wear and multiple contact marks, near fine.
Footnote: Prior to the introduction of this Second War Hungarian Military Police Gorget (which is modeled on the German style Field Police Gorget), the Hungarian Field Police wore an enamelled breast badge, making the military police hard to recognize. Hence, this design was adopted to replace the badge.