Norway. A Viking Ship Folk Art Silver Brooch Auction Archive certified by the handwritten signature

certified by the handwritten signature of an Oberstleutnant and regimental commander

silver frame with attractive very light oxidation and a blackened iron core (magnetic)

Austria-Hungary (today Serbia)

flanked by an illegible DRK district stamp

Nationalsozialistische Abzeichenfabrik

Norway. A Viking Ship Folk Art Silver Brooch Auction Archive certified by the handwritten signatureConstructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a viking ship manned by a crew of warriors clutching shields, riding a stylized wave which takes the form of a serpent likely symbolizing Jrmangundr, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with a silver content number of 830 and the hallmarks of an unidentified Norwegian silversmith, measuring 60. 08 mm (w) x 16. 67 mm (h), weighing 3. 6 grams, a