Original German WWII NSKOV National Socialist State War Victim's Care Flag Pole Finial by Otto Gahr
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Original Item: Only One Available. The National Socialist War Victim's Care (Nationalsozialistische Kriegsopferversorgung or NSKOV) was a social welfare organization for seriously wounded veterans as well as frontline fighters of World War I. The NSKOV was established in 1934 and was affiliated to the NSDAP Party. The headquarters of the organization was in Kreuzberg, Berlin (at the time called the SW 68 district) and employed the architect Willy Muehlau to design cheap residential complexes for NSDAP war veterans. These complexes emerged some time between the late 1920s and early 1930s and are protected according to the City of Berlin's Denkmalliste (monument list).
This is a very nice WWII NSKOV cast Flag Pole Finial or Topper (Fahnenstange Endstück). The design has the NSKOV emblem in the center, with a canted Swas (hook cross) inside a painted red circle, which is overlaid on the Iron Cross emblem. This is surrounded by an oval oak leaf wreath, with a sword piercing the entire emblem and connecting to the integral end socket. The arms of the cross are painted black, with the paint well retained. It measures about 15 1/4" long and 5 1/8" wide, and looks to be made from cast zinc alloy, which was originally silvered, however little of the plating now remains, replaced with a dull gray patina. There are no markings on the finial except for GES. GESCH. / OTTO GAHR on the end sleeve, indicating it is a protected design made by Otto Gahr, a known maker of pole toppers during the NSDAP period.
These Flag Pole Finials are extremely hard to find, as most were destroyed or melted back down as scrap. This is one in very nice condition, ready to add to any collection!
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