Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Insignia

(Insignien). A mixed lot of five insignia, including:

1. A Heer EM/NCO’s visor cap wreath and cockade, constructed of aluminum, the reverse retaining two of four attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 63 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A Luftwaffe EM/NCO’s visor cap wreath and cockade, constructed of aluminum, the reverse retaining both pairs of butterfly-style attachment prongs, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Wernstein, Jena, measuring 142 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in near mint condition.

3. A second Luftwaffe EM/NCO’s visor cap wreath and cockade, constructed of a silvered zink alloy, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 140 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), demonstrating consistent loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition.

4. A Kriegsmarine Administration Officer’s visor cap wreath and cockade, constructed of a silvered zink alloy, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, maker marked with the logo of Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid, measuring 60 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), demonstrating consistent loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition.

5. A Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service/RAD) sports shirt insignia, constructed of white cotton, the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered multi-coloured RAD insignia, the lower right corner bearing a Reichsleitung des Reichsarbeitsdienstes (RLAD) insignia, measuring 145 mm (w) x 160 mm (h), with minor soiling evident, in unissued and near extremely fine condition.