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Vintage German Capercaillie Auerhahn Hunting Brooch Jagdabzeichen Hat Pin Badge
Vintage German Capercaillie Auerhahn Hunting Brooch Jagdabzeichen Hat Pin Badge
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The pin badge is a circular openwork frame crafted from patinated silver-colored metal. It features a hinged horizontal pin stem on the reverse side secured by a simple C-clasp catch. The piece is 4.5 cm in height.
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The pin badge displays a highly detailed, three-dimensional game bird, resembling a Western capercaillie, perched atop a rugged branch. The bird is depicted mid-call with an unfurled fanned tail, textured wing plumage, and an open beak layered over a twisted rope border. This specific arrangement carries a traditional symbolic meaning tied to alpine wilderness, forest life, and the tracking of noble game.
This traditional style of German-Austrian sporting jewellery, known broadly as a Jagdabzeichen, serves as a classic adornment for woollen alpine hats, lapels, and hunting attire. Pieces of this nature have a deep cultural history dating throughout the 20th century across Central Europe, acting as a badge of pride for outdoorsmen and conservationists alike.
