Identification Tag and Three Medals – Fighters of the Irgun (Etzel)

Three medals awarded to fighters of the Irgun and an identification tag of an Irgun fighter. Palestine/Israel, [1940s to 1960s].
1. Identification tag of an Irgun fighter. [Palestine, 1940s].
2.5X3 cm.
2. "Irgun Prisoners Medal" (Ot Hashevi), awarded to members of the Irgun who were imprisoned by the British. [Israel, ca. 1960s]. Obverse: a fence, a watchtower and the inscription "Ot Hashevi" (Prisoners' Medal). Verso: the emblem of the Irgun and the legend "Rak Kach" (Only Thus). A legend on the lapel pin reads "Alliance of the Irgun soldiers, Prisoners Medal" (Hebrew).
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: 11 cm.
3-4. Two medals of the Combat Corps [Israel, ca. 1960s]. Obverse: a breached wall going up in flames and behind it a map of greater Israel, and the Hebrew legend "1943-1948, Combat Corps – Strike Forces". Verso: the emblem of the Irgun and the legend "Rak Kach" (Only Thus). A legend on the lapel pin reads "Alliance of the Irgun soldiers, C.C. Medal". Enclosed with one of the medals is a poppy pin awarded to wounded Irgun fighters.
Diameter: 28 mm. Total length: approx. 9.5 cm.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.