Norway, Nasjonal Samling. A Female Labour Service Brooch Archive soldiers had no head protection

soldiers had no head protection other than their cloth and leather caps

22 mm x 96 mm x 9

the reverse bears the manufacturer’s logo “WERNSTEIN JENA” and “D

On April 1st 1868

A set of Sturmabteilung (SA) Hesse District EM/NCO’s shoulder boards

Norway, Nasjonal Samling. A Female Labour Service Brooch Archive soldiers had no head protectionA rare Norwegian Female Labour Service (Arbeidstjenesten) brooch, constructed of gilded zink, the obverse bearing a central wheat stalk, flanked by initials AT in runic script, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 45. 66 mm in diameter, weighing 10. 8 grams, most of the gilt finish has been lost, in overall very fine condition.