Four Pins – Combat and Defense Organizations in Palestine – The War of Independence

Four pins of combat and defense organizations. Palestine, [ca. 1948].
1. Palmach pin; two stalks of wheat and a sword, and the Hebrew legend "Pal-mach". [ca. 1948].
2. "The Drivers of the Jerusalem Convoy" pin, 1948.
3. Metzuda" pin, presumably of the Metzuda battalion of the Palmach which was active in Jerusalem; a fighter on the background of the city of Jerusalem and the Hebrew legend "Metzuda". [1948?].
4. "Mishmar HaAm" (The People's Guard) pin; two fighters (male and female) on the background of a Star of David and David's Tower, and the Hebrew legend "Mishmar HaAm". [1948].
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: The Morton Leventhal Collection, New York.