Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold Heilingbrunner joined the Free Corps

Heilingbrunner joined the Free Corps “Epp” for a few months

fabric core

comprising about 400 Glarner troops and a few dozen troops from both Schwyz and Uri

where the decision was made that he be invalided to England

1943 and July 13

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold Heilingbrunner joined the Free Corps1. A Heer Officers sword hanger, constructed of multiple panels of brown leather with tight stitching around the seam, topped by a magnetic metal loop, the obverse stitched with a functional nickel plated magnetic steel spring clip bearing the makers mark of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, on the reverse, measuring 60 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and metal elements, respectively, in