Frankfurt, Free City. A Rare 1814 Cross of Honour for Officers of the Line, Type II Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A 1930 Der Stahlhelm am

A 1930 Der Stahlhelm am Rhein badge (4-5

It is straight

with crossed gilt swords through the centerpiece

wear from period use

3 - An unlikely recruit for war

Frankfurt, Free City. A Rare 1814 Cross of Honour for Officers of the Line, Type II Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A 1930 Der Stahlhelm am(Ehrenkreuz fr Offiziere der Linie 1814). Instituted 22 October 1814 by Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss Greiz. (1814 1815 issue). Constructed of blackened and gilded bronze, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central oval medallion circumscribing an inscription of DEUTSCHLAND (GERMANY), the three, nine, and twelve oclock arms bearing the monograms of Emperor Franz I of Austria, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, and King Friedrich Wilhelm III