Germany, Third Reich. A National Association of German Midwives Membership Badge Province of China II - Warfare

II - Warfare

the blade is marked on the reverse ricasso with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M7/8” for Eduard Gembruch

loss of finish to the hilt with some loosening of the structure

each completing in a loop for the accommodation of a dagger hanger

98 cm in total length

Germany, Third Reich. A National Association of German Midwives Membership Badge Province of China II - Warfare(Reichsfachschaft deutscher Hebammen Mitgliedsabzeichen). Constructed of bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a radiant white enameled Geneva Cross, inset with a depiction of a mother and child, surrounded by gilt letters RDH (Reichsfachschaft deutscher Hebammen) and a swastika, situated within a blue enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of IM DIENST DER ZUKUNFT UNSERES VOLKES (IN THE SERVICE OF THE FUTURE OF OUR PEOPLE),