Germany, Freikorps. A Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps Cap Badge GTRexclude a rare Carpathian German Decoration

a rare Carpathian German Decoration (Karpatendeutsche Ehrenzeichen)

Fearing that the Republic’s future was in doubt

measuring 28 cm in length as presented

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by F

Accompanied by its Award Document (to an Unteroffizier

Germany, Freikorps. A Freiwilliges Landesschützenkorps Cap Badge GTRexclude a rare Carpathian German Decoration(Freiwilliges Landesschtzenkorps Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, interspersed with acorns and joined together at the bottom by ribbon, affixed with all intact reverse attachment prongs to a period field grey liner, unmarked, the badge measuring 45 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), a scarce example of a variant examined in Katalog der Uniformabzeichen der deutschen Freikorps by Ingo G. Haarcke,