Germany, Federal Republic. A French-Speaking Police Officer’s Armband, Early Allied Occupation Period Archive (Sturmabteilung Sport- u

(Sturmabteilung Sport- u

and it was originally conferred upon the male and female descendants of the Prince in an effort to foster bonds of kinship and friendship

Vindictive (1922

the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch

a lightly worn example in overall near very fine condition

Germany, Federal Republic. A French-Speaking Police Officer’s Armband, Early Allied Occupation Period Archive (Sturmabteilung Sport- u(Armband fr einen franzsischsprachigen Polizisten). Constructed of carmine wool, the exterior bearing a hand stitched golden yellow inscription of ON PARLE FRANCAIS (WE SPEAK FRENCH), fastening closed with four metal snap buttons, the interior stamped with an illegible white ink mark, measuring 4 cm (w) x 17. 5 cm (l) when closed and folded on a flat surface, an insignia commonly worn by German police officers during the early post war Allied