Good eye spielhahnjaeger!     This is indeed a civilian Edelweiss pin.  The kind the Germans still sell in the kiosks at the foot of the mountain.  This pin was on this Winter Mountain Cap when I bought it so I left it in place.  The issue Police Edelweiss pin was slightly different from the Army pin in that it had a longer stem.  I don't know if the Gendarm bought this particular pin on his own or someone put it on the cap postwar.  But, there it is.     Here is another example of the Edelweiss pin on this Polizei Bergmutze with the short visor having machine sewn trap one-piece insignia.  Notice the cap does not have colored piping as is correct by regulation.  The coat is the Polizei Mountain Windjacke in salt & pepper Police green cloth.  The Police wind jacket was worn without any external insignia.  The uniform underneath is a Gendarmerie Officer.      

Very cool find! In case it's of interest, it has been cataloged/indexed at boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/32763/warzon

Haven't seen one like it before - but I suspect this would fall into the "sympathizer kitsch" category. A few other small belt buckles for cloth belts are known that did not originate with any Party organization, but rather are civilian-purchase items to show support.

Could you share a close-up of that Edelweiss pin? It looks very similar to one in my collection - which I had assumed was just a civilian item.

This one came with a bunch of WWII US and German pieces from one veteran. Similar to a few, but no exact matches that I could find. Any ideas?  Thanks! Jerry

Interesting shot! Haven't seen this one before and I handle postcards quite a bit. Can you show us the back? Curious about any info re: photographer or publisher.

I have nothing concrete to add but to say that is a fine looking pistol.

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Yes and I believe this is a good one, but I`m no expert in para wings

Pretty sure that's not asbestos, that was saved for items like machine gun gloves and other purposes. Some helmets have asbestos in the upper pad but I have never heard of anyone getting sick from them, and outside of sailors, it wasn't a health issue prevalent in WWI soldiers.     Scott

Not an expert on these pistols... but...   Your gun is in the pre-German occupation serial number range which started around 45,000 in this so-called "Variation 1" format with a stock slot and tangent rear sight.  So, not a German P.640(b).     Contracts for China, Peru, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and France were fulfilled prior to 45,000.  Your serial number is 39714.  So, I suspect your Browning HP was made for the Finnish contract.     I hope this is helpful.