{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-sa-political-leader-gorget-with-chain-by-frank-and-reif-of-stuttgart-rzm-m1-103","title":"Original German WWII NSDAP Political Leader Standard Bearer Gorget with Chain by Frank and Reif of Stuttgart - RZM M1\/102","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. Gorgets hold an interesting place in history, as they are a throw-back to the days of knights, when suits of armor included a neck protection device called a Gorget. They have been used since that time to identify membership or function in various military and police organizations, and Gorgets were thoroughly used during the Third Reich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very nice example of a mid-WWII style German National Socialist German Workers' Party (\u003cem\u003eNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - NSDAP\u003c\/em\u003e) Political Leader Standard Bearer's Gorget. These would be worn at meetings and even in the field, to make it clear who was of a higher rank, who would also carry the standard \/ flag during parade formations. Similar gorgets were used in other parts of the NSDAP organizational structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gorget is constructed of bronze and bronzed aluminum, with a large NSDAP \u003cem\u003eReichsadler\u003c\/em\u003e (Party Eagle) in the center, and bordered on the outside with an oak leaf motof.  It is marked with the \u003cstrong\u003eRZM\u003c\/strong\u003e (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked \u003cstrong\u003eM1\/102\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eFrank and Reif of Stuttgart\u003c\/strong\u003e on one of the two clips on the reverse. Complete with the green felt protective liner on the back, though it does have some small moth damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gorget is hung on a bronzed and gilt aluminum chain, with alternating wreathed swas (hook cross) and eagle insignias on the panels, again marker with the \u003cstrong\u003eRZM\u003c\/strong\u003e insignia and maker marked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM1\/102\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the reverse of both end panels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall condition is very good with light overall wear on the front of the plate. These are among the hardest to find examples of German World War Two Gorgets. Ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe National Socialist German Workers' Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei , abbreviated NSDAP), commonly referred to in English as the NSDAP Party, was a far-right political party in Germany that was active between 1920 and 1945, that created and supported the ideology of National Socialism. Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe NSDAP Party emerged from the German nationalist, racist and populist Freikorps paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post-World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into völkisch nationalism. Initially, NSDAP political strategy focused on anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric, although this was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders, and in the 1930s the party's main focus shifted to anti-Semitic and anti-Marxist themes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32075397267525,"sku":"ONSV10210","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV10210__01.jpg?v=1613687997","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-sa-political-leader-gorget-with-chain-by-frank-and-reif-of-stuttgart-rzm-m1-103","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}