Germany, Wehrmacht. A Long Service Medal Bar for a Second World War Combatant

(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three decorations, including:

1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of “1939”, without visible marks, measuring 49.28 mm (w) x 49.61 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A Wehrmacht 12-Year Long Service Award, constructed of gilded magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “12”, unmarked, measuring 30.33 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

3. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Heer/Kriegsmarine device, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of “TREUE DIENSTE IN DER WEHRMACHT” (“FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE WEHRMACHT”), the reverse bearing a wreathed number “4”, unmarked, measuring 30.47 mm in diameter, demonstrating moderate surface oxidation, in very fine condition.

All suspended from a 95 mm-long bar with a zink core, horizontal pinback, and black wool liner, unmarked, soiling is visible throughout the ribbons and the War Merit Cross has detached from its stitching and now sits loose within its ribbon, in very fine condition.