Germany, Imperial. A Shooting Federation (DSB) Membership Badge, Large Version, by L. Christian Lauer

(Deutscher Schützenbund Mitgliedsabzeichen, Groß). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of a black enameled German national eagle clutching a white enameled target, topped by a German state crown and flanked by oak leaves, above a red enameled banner bearing an inscription of “DEUTSCHER SCHÜTZENBUND” (“GERMAN SHOOTING FEDERATION”), the reverse maker marked “L. CHR. LAUER, NÜRNBERG-BERLIN”, measuring 32 mm (w) X 50 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.