Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Unfinished Badges and Insignia from the Zimmermann Factory Hoard certificate_of_authenticity the former bearing a maker’s

the former bearing a maker’s mark of “DESCHLER & SOHN

between October and December of 1940

He retired from the Army in December 1918

The ink well has a glass top and base

Germany, Third Reich. A Lot of Unfinished Badges and Insignia from the Zimmermann Factory Hoard certificate_of_authenticity the former bearing a maker’s(Abzeichen und Insignien). A mixed lot of factory unfinished badges and insignia retrieved from the hoard uncovered at the site of the bomb damaged factory of C. F. Zimmermann in Pforzheim, consisting of 29 pieces, including sword devices, chaplain insignia, and multiple examples of devices produced for Ottoman decorations issued to German and Austrian personnel, all demonstrating issues consistent with both age, fire exposure, and subsequent storage,