An Army Flak Badge by Forster & Barth - In zinc
recessed medal bed in white felt
an early-issue example of an award produced for veteran wear according to the regulations of 1957 in extremely fine condition
At the beginning of the 1940’s
Some of the Xª MAS men who were stationed in German-occupied northern Italy enlisted to fight for Mussolini's newly formed Italian Social Republic (Repubblica Sociale Italiana or RSI) and retained the unit title
Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Trench Art Brass Shell, 1957 United Republic of An Army Flak Badge byA Socialist Republic period shell, the exterior featuring raised flower and floral designs around the circumference, the base bearing a number of markings, including a manufacture date of 1957, a Czechoslovakian Army acceptance code consisting of a number 57 flanked by crossed swords, a mark of OTV indicating approval by the Technical Inspector Office, and a makers mark of AVM for an unidentified factory, measuring 86 mm (w) x 310 mm (h), in extremely