Germany. A 1938 Holzmann Construction Crew Employee Badge Auction Archive Production of these daggers was

Production of these daggers was ultimately stopped when Austria became part of the Third Reich as the Austrian Air Force and Air Defence were attached to that of the Luftwaffe

The scabbard is straight and appears without dents

before being transferred on November 30th to the Convalescent Hospital

He returned to his former unit until mid June

the brown enamels intact and rating near extremely fine

Germany. A 1938 Holzmann Construction Crew Employee Badge Auction Archive Production of these daggers wasConstructed of zink; the obverse depicting a steel helmet superimposed onto a shovel and pick axed, circumscribed DeM Arbeit Zur Ehr, Der Heimat zur Wehr (German For the honour of the labourer, and for the defense of the homeland); the reverse dated 1938 and depicting the logo of the Phillip Holzmann construction company; measuring 36. 13 mm in diameter; weighing 16. 1 grams; in overall very fine condition.