Germany, Third Reich. An Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Hold am Army Long Service Medal

am Army Long Service Medal with Hoheitszeichen

measuring 400 mm in length inclusive of the scabbard

slight scattered undulation of the protective edge

when he was recommended for the Military Cross

to recover from his wounds in 1916 and shell shock

Germany, Third Reich. An Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Hold am Army Long Service Medal(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen, III. Klasse in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized buckle with a letter R, with a central horse and rider on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG BERLIN, measuring 41. 45 mm (w) x 51. 84 mm (h), weighing 15. 6 grams, in