Original German WWII SA Politcal Leader Gorget by Frank and Reif of Stuttgart British Lancer Ninth Corps

Ninth Corps

There are more subtle differences as well in the receiver hump and how the trigger rests in its housing

It is nicely dated 1870 (870) on the lock below the lock maker

So now after all these years IMA has obtained a few reproduction examples of De Bois-Guilbert's "Mace and chain"

Betty - Scio

Original German WWII SA Politcal Leader Gorget by Frank and Reif of Stuttgart British Lancer Ninth CorpsOriginal Items: Only One Available. Constructed of bronze and aluminum, marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked M1 102 for Frank & Reif, Stuttgart on one of the two clips on the reverse. Complete with the green felt protective liner. Hung on a bronzed and gilt aluminum chain, with alternating wreathed swas and eagle insignias on the panels, again marker with the RZM insignia and maker marked M1 102 on the reverse of the end