Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Bronze Grade, by L. Christian Lauer Hold (Wehrmachtbeamte Schulterklappen für Offiziere)

(Wehrmachtbeamte Schulterklappen für Offiziere)

in gilded (obverse) and silvered (reverse) metal (magnetic)

1906 in Glens Falls

An Austrian War Medal of 1873

the reverse with an anti-rust coating

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Bronze Grade, by L. Christian Lauer Hold (Wehrmachtbeamte Schulterklappen für Offiziere)(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Bronze). Instituted 9 April 1930. (1930 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized belt surrounding a raised letter R, surrounding a central mounted horse, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 20 mm (w) x 50. 76 mm (h), weighing 15. 6 grams,