Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Officer Ranks Sleeve Insignia Auction for placement upon a desk

for placement upon a desk

Footnote: Prior to the invention of the safety match

with a dedication to “HEINRICH LÜCKE” in recognition of his 25 years of service with Deutsche Reichsbahn (German Reich Railways)

On the foot of each oak stem is a single embroidered rank pip

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An Officer Ranks Sleeve Insignia Auction for placement upon a desk(Ordnungspolizei rmeladler fr Offizier). Constructed of a police green wool base, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed black mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 98 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition.