RUDOLF SOUVAL COLLECTION-Luftschutz Medal 1st class
$31.76
$61.93
Description Luftschutz Medal 1st class by Rudolf Souval. A superb opportunity to purchase this very rare award. Only approx 400 were issued. Here is a postwar version made using the original dies and tools by the original maker. Rudolf Souval was born in Vienna, Austria in 1819. His workshop was based in Straße der Julikämpfer 23 in Vienna. After Souval died in 1899 the firm was taken over by Mr. Ludwig Umlauf and his wife who continued to produce awards under the Souval name. The company continued to produce awards after the end of the Second World War. These came onto the collectors market as original because they the same dies and tools were used. The give away was the catch which was very distinctive and different from any WW2 production. The Medals and badges we have on offer are from Souvals last batch in the mid 1990`s. These were made from better materials than some of the previous batches. Highly collectible in there own right these are as close to an original as you can get.
