Watch List notes:

Israeli Army/IDF tunic service pin of the 13th "Gideon" battalion of the Golani infantry brigade, with opened-back (not filled in), circa. 1950's-60's; not maker-marked; size: 20.5 x 22.5mm; weight: 1.6g. This unit is presently the 3rd Battalion of the 1st (Golani) brigade, originally formed in 1948 during the War of Independence and led by Avraham Yafe; named after the Biblical era Judge, Gideon Ben Yoash, as a result of the unit's assignment to the Jezreel Valley, Gideon's home region. The unit exists to this day. The pin depicts images of te story of Gideon + the legend in Hebrew on scroll device below "The Sword of the Lord and Gideon".