Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Army Rifleman Proficiency Badge: in

Army Rifleman Proficiency Badge: in die-stamped bronze

He was prominent in local affairs

with silver monograms of Charles I between the arms of the cross

Fraying evident along the bottom edge of the aluminum wire upper

the obverse in the form of an oval oak wreath with “DRL” in latin script superimposed onto the badge and a mobile swastika on the bottom of the wreath

Germany, Imperial. An Unusual Chicago German Lutheran Youth Association Paper Embosser, c. 1910 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic Army Rifleman Proficiency Badge: in(Papierprgegert). Constructed of black painted magnetic iron, decorated on the sides with hand painted flowers, featuring a functional lever arm connecting to an embossing die and pressing pad, with the die featuring an insignia consisting of a disc bearing a central crown inset with a cross and rose (classic Lutheran symbolism representing the reward of heaven following the tribulations of life informed by the peace of God, respectively), situated