Germany. A Drl Bronze Grade Sports Badge By Hensler Of Pforzheim Auction Archive A 1939 Kreistreffen Gardelegen badge

A 1939 Kreistreffen Gardelegen badge (June 1939)

measuring 51 mm in diameter

unmarked but possibly made by Wilhelm Deumer

marked “1” (For Deschler & Sohn

He attended Grammar School in Tavistock from 1915 to 1918

Germany. A Drl Bronze Grade Sports Badge By Hensler Of Pforzheim Auction Archive A 1939 Kreistreffen Gardelegen badgeA DRL (German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise Deutscher Reichsbund fr Leibesbungen) sports badge in bronze; the obverse with an oval oak leaf wreath, with a bow and a mobile swastika on the bottom and DRL in script in the centre; vertical pinback; marked Hensler Pforzheim and DRGM 35269 on the reverse; measuring 39. 18 mm (w) x 48. 52mm (h); weighing 16. 8 grams; in overall better than very fine condition. (C: 29)