Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years Auction Archive thanks to the superior fabrics

thanks to the superior fabrics employed

the rear sighting arm is attached at 6 o’clock via hinge with peep window at the end on a separate hinge

the centre obverse presents a left-facing eagle head surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves featuring a static swastika at the bottom

and in fitted case of issue

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Long Service Decoration, Iii Class For 8 Years Auction Archive thanks to the superior fabrics(Dienstauszeichnung der Polizei III. Stufe fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a central raised Ordnungspolizei insignia in the form of an oval oak leaf wreath overlaid by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central raised number 8, circumscribed by an