Germany, Luftwaffe. A Medal Bar for Second World War and Condor Legion Service, with Ribbon Bar

(Ordensschnalle mit Bandschnalle). A pair of medal and ribbon bars, including:

A medal bar for Second World War and Condor Legion service, featuring four awards, including:

1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, without visible marks but demonstrating the characteristics of a Schinkel-form cross produced by Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 42.34 mm (w) x 47.32 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. A Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award, constructed of magnetic metal, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Luftwaffe device, the obverse bearing a 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 30.02 mm in diameter, demonstrating moderate loss of finish throughout, in very fine condition.

3. A Sudetenland Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Prague Castle Bar, the obverse bearing two raised figures, one of which is clutching a flag and the other a length of broken chain, above a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a date of “1. OKTOBER 1938”, circumscribed by an inscription of “EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER” (“ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION, ONE LEADER”), unmarked, measuring 32.33 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

4. A Spanish Commemorative Medal for the Campaign of 1936-1939, constructed of gilded and toned bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 36.30 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

All suspended from 130 mm-long trapezoidal bar with a brass core, dark grey wool liner, and horizontal pinback, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.

Accompanied by a ribbon bar for Condor Legion and Luftwaffe long service, featuring three awards, including a Wehrmacht 4-Year Long Service Award with Luftwaffe device, a Spanish Military Merit Cross, and a Spanish Commemorative Medal for the Campaign of 1936-1939, the reverse with a blue wool liner and horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 70 mm in length, demonstrating minor soiling and material fatigue, in better than very fine condition.