Description
This is a circa 1942 collar tab for the Deutsches Reichsbahn (German Reich Railway), an interconnected railway created after World War I to link all the former German states. The badge is in a trapezoid shape with a striped piping and has a winged wheel and swastika at its center.
VINTAGE:Circa 1942.
SIZE:Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 3-1/16" in width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Wool felt lined edged in silk piping, white metal, treated cloth backing.
ATTACHMENT:Folding tabs.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a Nazi Germany collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAX11 LBIX2/11 SCIX7/13
CONDITION:8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The collar tab has some light wear, including one very small hole beneath one of the eagle's wings.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.