Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction ribbons of the three medals

ribbons of the three medals fed through a central loop

very minor enamel flaking to crown enamels

repair to the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring

he served almost twenty-nine and a half years with the RCAF

It is marked “Roneusil Rostfrei”

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Silver Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction ribbons of the three medals(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 42. 18 mm (w) x 51. 58 mm (h), weighing 20. 7 grams, in extremely fine condition.