"Armistice Army Sports Badge Set, January 1941 Pattern, Second World War"
SET OF ARMISTICE ARMY SPORTS BADGES, January 1941 pattern, World War II. 31496RCrafted from colorfast rayon, in the shape of a shield with a third pale in the French national colors of blue, white, red, edged with a golden yellow border, in the center a distinctive attribute of each weapon.1/ infantry, five-flame grenade in red. (2 copies)2/ Alpine hunter, daffodil horn specific to the subdivision of the weapon, mounted here originally on a piece of dark blue wool cloth with two silver rank soutaches of a lieutenant.3/ Zouaves, red rising crescent4/ Tunisian riflemen, daffodil rising crescent.5/ Algerian riflemen, daffodil hand of Fatima.6/ Moroccan riflemen, light green seal of Solomon.7/ Foreign Legion, green seven-flame grenade.8/ Cavalry, full blue five-pointed star.9/ Artillery, flaming grenade broaching two cannons in saltire.10/ Transmission, five-pointed daffodil star and lightning.11/ Train, tower inscribed in a green gear.12/ Colonial troops, red ink smeared.13/ Guard of the Armistice Army, white eagle on a sand background in a shield. (ex-mobile guard and future mobile gendarmerie.) 14/ engineers, armor and header. 15/ special military school, mounted on a piece of khaki cloth, and cardboard specific to the standard models dated July 1941. Worn sewn on the left pocket of the 1941 model sports shirt. France. Second World War. Very good condition.