mothing in the wool backer
a photograph of Kellner’s locker and belonging
An oval badge constructed of silvered bronze
with a central white enameled disc overlaid by a black mobile swastika
from the Flaggenleutnants (flag lieutenants) of the fleet
Germany, SS. An SS Marksmanship Sleeve Diamond, I. Class Auction mothing in the wool backer(SS Schieauszeichnungen, rmelraute 1. Schieklasse). Constructed of black wool with a buckram core, the obverse bearing a central silver aluminum wire bullseye target, situated above a cluster of oak leaves of identical construction, the reverse retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a makers code of A4 189, measuring 50 mm (w) x 75 mm (h), demonstrating sporadic mothing to the obverse, in very fine condition.