German NS-RKB Member’s Breast Eagle (Original) 

SKU: GERMAN NS-RKB MEMBER’S BREAST EAGLE

Original/Reproduction: Original

Availability: In-stock

Manufacturer: N/A

Size / Dimensions:

Materials / Construction: Injection molded aluminum

Condition: Very Good

Price: $200.00

Seller Type: WW2C

Seller ID: KC

Return Policy: 3-day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.

Description

This Original WWII German NS-RKB Member’s Breast Eagle is made of Injection molded aluminum construction, left facing national eagle with a silver wash. The reverse has a crimped hinge inset into a recess with crimped retainers and a thin round pin. The reverse is well marked with embossed numeral, “20”, and, “Ges. Gesch.”, indicating, Gesetzlich Geschützt, (Protected by Law).

History

Original WWII German NS-RKB MEMBER’S BREAST EAGLE. (NS-RKB Hoheitsabzeichen) Certified. The DRKB, Deutscher Reichskriegerbund (Kyffhäuserbund), (German National Association of Veterans, Kyffhäuser Association), was formed during WWI, and was based on the DKB, Deutscher Kriegerbund (German Veterans Association), originally formed after the war of 1870-71. The addition of “Kyffhäuser” in the associations name referred to the Kyffhäuser mountain where a large war memorial had been erected. The goal of the association was to preserve the morale and comradeship of former soldiers and to financially assist its members if required. On March 29TH 1938 the DRKB was renamed NS-RKB, Nationalsozialistische-Reichskriegerbund, (National Socialist-State Soldiers League), by the NSDAP and amalgamated with most of the earlier veterans associations into one national organization. Uniform and headgear regulations of the DRKB/NS-RKB were introduced prior to 1933 and were modified again in 1936 and 1938.