(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a Luftwaffe serviceman and Eastern Front combat veteran with long and distinguished military service, featuring five awards, including:
1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised date of “1939”, without visible marks, measuring 46.72 mm (w) x 47.90 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
2. An Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing central wreathed dates “1914-1918”, unmarked, measuring 37.96 mm (w) x 42.93 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
3. An Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, without visible marks, measuring 36.20 mm (w) x 44.48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
4. A Wehrmacht 18-Year Long Service Award, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Luftwaffe device, consisting of a Cross Pattée, the obverse bearing a central raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised number “18”, unmarked, measuring 35.68 mm (w) x 40.25 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
5. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Luftwaffe device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised number “4” situated within a circular oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 30.26 mm in diameter, in very fine condition.
All suspended from a 130 mm-long non-magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and dark grey wool reverse liner, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.