A Scarce Early Sa Reserve Armand Auction Archive 1st Regiment

1st Regiment

Birchall and others were moved to another camp

Shaw was wounded while in action at the Somme

a uniface two piece oval shaped medal

the reverse of the locket exhibiting green oxidation

A Scarce Early Sa Reserve Armand Auction Archive 1st RegimentFour piece construction; black embroidered swastika on a 88 mm white rayon roundel; on a red rayon armabd; with 9 mm white rayon strips on the top and bottom edges; measuring 204 mm x 113 (folded); lightly soiled from period use but overall very fine condition. Footnote: The SA Reserve armband was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in 1935. It was replaced by the simplified standard SA armband.