Germany, Heer. A Marksmanship Lanyard, Grade I Auction and NSDAP Long Service Award

and NSDAP Long Service Award

with the maker's label sewn in the centre on the underside and partially visible thanks to a small tear in the fabric

An absolutely outstanding example of large breast star that represents the transition between sew-on and pin-on stars

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a silver crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with silver numbers reading “1866”

Footnote: Built sometime between 250 and 300 A

Germany, Heer. A Marksmanship Lanyard, Grade I Auction and NSDAP Long Service Award(Heer Schtzenschnur). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a central pebbled shield bearing crossed swords, unmarked, measuring 39. 32 mm (w) x 55. 27 mm (h), affixed with four reverse attachment prongs to a lanyard constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire, completing in a loop at each