Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China no markings

no markings

similarly with an array of uniforms and field equipment on display

within a stylized belt bearing an inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) the twelve o’clock arm bearing a crossed sword clasp

with material fatigue evident to the cover and some fatigue to the binding

with a crimped hinge and fluted banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for World War and Police Service Province of China no markings(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a combat veteran of both the First and Second World Wars with interwar police service, featuring six decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date