Anti Partisan badge in gold `Sonderklasse`

Description Anti Partisan badge in Gold `Sonderklasse` Anti Partisan badge  In Gold `Sonderklasse` . The Bandenkampfabzeichen which translates as  gang fighting badge was instituted  on 30th  januray  1944. It  was issued in three  grades,  bronze, silver  and gold and issued  as  a  SS  and Polizei  award but members  of  the Heer  receive it. On  the  25th  August 1944  Himmler  declared  the gold  grade would be personally awarded  to the  recipient by himself. The   amount of  gold  grades  issued  was  approx 10 making  this possibly  the  rarest   Third  Reich  award. Foreign  troops were  also  eligible  for  the  award  providing there   swore an oaf of  allegiance  to Adolf  Hitler. Later  In 1944   the  award  was  expanded  to include  not  combat personnel  were  involved in actions,  for example  railway crews  attacked  by  `bandits`. The   award  regulations   were.. -Bronze  20 deployment  days -Silver 50  deployment  days -Gold 100 deployment  days SONNDERKLASSE   `special  quality` Anti Partisan badge  In Gold `Sonderklasse`. All sonderklasse  badges are made in Europe.  Many  of these  badges   are made  using  the original moulds (or  remakes  of  them)  and tools which were bought from the factories  when  they closed, mostly in  the  1960`s  and 70`s.  Even some of the original flaws have being preserved to gain the highest level of authenticity.  The  old metals  like  nickel  and zinc and kriegsmetal  are not really possible to recreate  so metals  of similar  properties  and weights  are used.   All pins and catches are accurate  for each  badge  and made using  the original tools.  They are also very strong.  These are museum quality reproductions as close to an original as you can get for a fraction of the price.