Germany, Heer. A Braunschweig Totenkopf Traditional Cap Badge, Kavallerie-Regiment 13 Auction Footnote: This badge was issued

Footnote: This badge was issued by the Ministry of Munitions (MoM)

1914 Star (CAPT: C

the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch

received a promotion to Fahnenjunker

with an Austrian five-pointed star on the loop denoting manufacture in bronze

Germany, Heer. A Braunschweig Totenkopf Traditional Cap Badge, Kavallerie-Regiment 13 Auction Footnote: This badge was issued(Braunschweiger Totenkopf Mtzenabzeichen). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of a Braunschweiger style Totenkopf, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 28 mm (w) x 32 mm (h), in near mint condition. Footnote: First used by cavalry units of the Duchy of Braunschweig during the Napoleonic Wars, this insignia continued to be utilized by cavalry and reconnaissance units of the German military even