(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for combat and occupation service featuring four decorations, including:
1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of non-magnetic metal and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened non-magnetic metal iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, without visible marks but demonstrating the clear characteristics of a Schinkel-form cross produced by the firm of Otto Schickle, Pforzheim, measuring 43.38 mm (w) x 46.49 mm (h), a scarce variant in near mint condition.
2. A Wehrmacht Long Service Decoration, IV Class for 4 Years, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “4”, measuring 30.56 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.
3. An Anschluss Medal, constructed silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “13. MÄRZ 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.20 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
4. A Sudetenland Medal, constructed silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.16 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
All suspended from a 125 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.