The gorgets carried by the Standard Bearers of Third Reich organizations are extremely interesting, and good-looking artifacts. They make great additions to a collection of edged weapons. The same organizations that used a unique gorget breast piece to represent the traditions of their service branch also carried a dagger for the same reasons. The two go hand in hand. They also will prove to be great accent pieces with a dagger collection. Hope you enjoy this section.
Gorgets of the Third Reich, by Richard Deeter will greatly educate you on this interesting subject. This book is available in my catalog at the back area under "out-of-print references" section.
GORGETS #29492C Veteran's 2nd Style Gorget with Chain
This Veteran’s gorget is an aluminum breast plate in a crescent shape which measures about 6 ½-inches in width. The aluminum shield has a raised border which runs throughout the length. In the center area there is an enameled shield which has a red pebbled background. In the center is an Iron Cross having silver bordered legs and a black swastika with silver field with black lines around it. The enamel is in good condition with no breaks. This shield has a gold triple oak leafed wreath. On either side of the shield there are the flags of the imperial time and the flags of the Third Reich time. The flags have the crown with WR and the lined swastika respectively. I noticed that one of the flag tops is missing on the outside imperial flag but the other three are still intact. This is not something that is noticeable. There is also a matching gilded boss in both top corners. These bosses retain these tabs on the other side which are the catches for the neck chain. This faceplate shows some usage and a few scratches here and there but if anything they present a sense of history. The reverse of the aluminum shield is lined with a blue black felt. There is one moth hole in about the center of the felt. Other than this it is in good shape. The aluminum tab on the right side is stamped with the numeral, “3”. The neck chain consists of 41 gilded brass links. These links alternate between raised Iron Crosses and raised mobile swastikas. The links are connected together with small wire connectors. A nice gorget here which would display well with a veteran’s armband or possibly a 1st style gorget. These are all getting hard to find and prices are going up. This example is nearly the same as the piece that is shown on page 158 of the Deeter Book. The only difference is the Deeter Book piece has a number “25” added above the shield.Excellent. $895.00