AUCTION 43: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR

A NAZI GERMAN WWII 5TH DON COSSACK REGIMENT BADGE

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $150

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A Nazi German WW2 breast badge of the 5th Don Cossack Regiment. Die struck in bronze with an enamel finish. The obverse bears the regimental designation and date it was founded together with the commander surname Kononov in Cyrillic. Complete with a screwback fitting to the reverse and marked "WOLFSCHANZE". The 5th Don Cossack Cavalry Regiment was the first completely Russian unit, with its own officers, to fight for the Germans.

1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in., (4 x 4 cm.)

Condition: Very good, enamel is in good shape.