PIN
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- GERMAN MOUNTAINEERING PIN
- Date Range From
- 1933
- Date Range To
- 1944
- Materials
- METAL
- Catalogue Number
- P20010021003
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- GERMAN MOUNTAINEERING PIN
- Date Range From
- 1933
- Date Range To
- 1944
- Materials
- METAL
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 0.2
- Length
- 1.4
- Width
- 2.3
- Description
- PIN IS IN THE SHAPE OF A BOOT WITH MOUNTAINEERING CLEATS ON THE SOLE. ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOE IS AN IMAGE OF AN EAGLE CARRYING TWO CANNONS CROSSED OVER IN AN 'X' FASHION. ON THE BACK THERE IS A NEEDLE WITH CLASP FOR FASTENING TO CLOTHING. ON THE BACK, THERE IS ALSO A DIAMOND WITH WRITING IN IT WHICH READS "ITALIA".
- Subjects
- ADVERTISING MEDIUM
- Historical Association
- MILITARY
- History
- THE DONOR OF THIS ARTIFACT, JOHN LLOYD KNIGHT, SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE (ALSO KNOWN AS THE DEVILS BRIGADE) DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. SEE RECORD P20000036001-GA FOR DONOR BIOGRAPHY AND BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FSSF.
- Catalogue Number
- P20010021003
- Acquisition Date
- 2001-09
- Collection
- Museum
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