Germany, NSDAP. A 1931 Sturmabteilung Braunschweig Rally Badge, Type I certificate_of_authenticity silver insignia on a blackened

silver insignia on a blackened bronze base

at which time he was a single 27 year old man

a small photograph taken onboard a blockade runner

where he would serve for another four years

as well as scattered rub spots on the interior of the boot

Germany, NSDAP. A 1931 Sturmabteilung Braunschweig Rally Badge, Type I certificate_of_authenticity silver insignia on a blackened(Sturmabteiluing Treffen Braunschweig Erinnerungsabzeichen, 1. Form). Constructed of silvered magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Sturmabteilung (SA) style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, surrounding a central inscription of SA TREFFEN BRAUNSCHWEIG 17. 18. OKTOBER 1931, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x