Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Naval Breast Star, C.1922 Auction Archive SS Schutzenabzeichen for 1st Class

SS Schutzenabzeichen for 1st Class marksmanship - This SS sleeve insignia features a marksman target above crossed oak leaves

dark blue and brown enamels

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 257 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

"Life depends on a silken thread" is the club’s motto

Turkey, Ottoman Empire. A Naval Breast Star, C.1922 Auction Archive SS Schutzenabzeichen for 1st ClassInsignia in bronze gilt with red and blue enamels, mounted to a silvered bronze eight pointed star base, measuring 87. 2 mm (w) x 86. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, tiny chips evident in the blue enamels on the anchor, otherwise the enamels are intact, green oxidation spots on the reverse, centrepiece is loose versus the base, better than very fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders,