Germany, Fire Brigade. An Assmann & Söhne Manufacturer’s Quality Test Board

Thirteen silvered buttons; one silvered waist hook (Taillenhaken); one silvered side hook (Seitenhaken); cap eagle insignia for lower ranks (Mützenabzeichen für Mannschaften); cap cockade; three silvered four-sided pips; silvered Arabic numeral; helmet cockade for leaders and helmet cockade for lower ranks; early style belt buckle (Feldbindenschloss) with Hanover coat of arms; pieces for shoulder strap fittings, including three each snap hooks (Karabinerhaken), sliding buckles (Schiebeschnallen), and semi-circular rings; various equipment fittings.

Footnote: Meticulously stored in an archival environment for the past 50 years, this untouched and complete collection of Assmann manufactured insignia is new to the global market. Board mounted, each presented insignia was employed as a quality control sample at the Assmann factory during the war. Each tester board is complete and each individual insignia is numbered as per Assmann manufacturing codes. Comprised of over 150 individual pieces of mint insignia, all branches of the Wehrmacht are represented in this unique special collection.