Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Garde Infantry Regiment Pickelhaube Plate Auction reverse inscribed "AWARDED TO W

reverse inscribed "AWARDED TO W

I then chased two E/A that I noticed diving towards Rome

in extremely fine condition and very rare

evidence of removal and reattachment of the collar and shoulder insignia (with modification of the insignia displayed on the former)

with a contact mark passing through one arm of the swastika and multiple contact marks on the raised oval rim around the insignia

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Garde Infantry Regiment Pickelhaube Plate Auction reverse inscribed "AWARDED TO W(Preuen Helmadler fr eine Pickelhaube Mannschaften der Garde Regiment). Constructed of gilded and silvered brass, the obverse consisting of a Prussian imperial eagle clutching a sword and sceptre, overlaid by a banner bearing an inscription of MITT GOTT FR KOENIG UND VATERLAND (WITH GOD FOR KING AND FATHERLAND), in turn bearing a silvered eight pointed star with a central Prussian eagle circumscribed by an inscription of SUUM CUIQUE (TO EACH HIS OWN),