Germany, NSKK. A 1936 Motorbrigade Süd-West Winter Test Drive Participant’s Plaque Hold rivets with a certified studio

rivets with a certified studio portrait of Mathews

An NSKK Other Ranks Sleeve Eagle

the reverse depicting the stylized Coat of Arms of Canada

variation 1 with a small dimple in the centre

The HJ-Streifendienst also had a more sinister function

Germany, NSKK. A 1936 Motorbrigade Süd-West Winter Test Drive Participant’s Plaque Hold rivets with a certified studio(Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps Winterprfungsfahrt Teilnehmerplakette). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised NSKK insignia, flanked by landmark church imagery, situated above a raised inscription of WINTERPRFUNGSFAHRT 1936 MOTORBRIGADE SD WEST (WINTER TEST DRIVE 1936 MOTOR BRIGADE SOUTH WEST), unmarked, measuring 6 cm (w) x 8 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.