Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden 3rd Class Medal

3rd Class Medal

The hat bears light wear and fraying around the central eagle and on the golden cord

where his stay would entail three weeks

within a rectangular frame

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden 3rd Class Medal(Schreibtischdekoration Maschinengewehr 08). An MG 08 desk ornament, consisting of a scale replica of the primary heavy machine gun utilized by German forces during the First World War (with additional limited pre war and post war service), executed in olive drab painted bronze, featuring swivel action within the carriage, affixed to a marbled pedestal which retains a paper liner on the base to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w)