Germany, Third Reich. A Grouping of Four Service Decorations

A grouping of five Third Reich German service decorations, consisting of:

1. A Civil Long Service Decoration, II Class for 25 Years with Case. (Treudienst Ehrenzeichen II. Stufe für 25 Jahre mit Etui). January 30th 1938. (1938-1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with black enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback assembly, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “Für Treue Dienste” (For Faithful Service), unmarked, measuring 40.7 mm (w) x 40.7 mm (l), weighing 20.34 grams. Accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of red card stock, the exterior lit with a silver embossed number “25” inside of a cogwheel, the interior with a red felt liner and medal bed, measuring 48 mm (w) x 100 mm (l), the case with one of the flaps of the lid torn, the silvering on the award extremely well preserved, in overall near mint condition. 

2. A Civil Long Service Decoration, II Class for 25 Years with Case. (Treudienst Ehrenzeichen II. Stufe für 25 Jahre mit Etui). January 30th 1938. (1938-1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with black enamels, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original ribbon with horizontal pinback assembly, consisting of a Cross Pattée with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by a circular oak leaf wreath, the obverse bearing a central black enameled mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of “Für Treue Dienste” (For Faithful Service), unmarked, measuring 40.8 mm (w) x 40.6 mm (l), weighing 22.00 grams, in near mint condition. 

3. A Parade Mounted Luftwaffe 4-Year Long Service Award (Dienstauszeichnung der Luftwaffe für 4 Jahre - Einzelspange). Instituted March 16th 1936. (c. 1940). Constructed of round silvered magnetic metal, on a loop for suspension, 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 30.0 mm in diameter, mounted on a parade-style medal bar, with a Luftwaffe device pinned to the obverse, consisting of a silvered droop-tail eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with a zink core, with a green wool backer and a functional horizontal pinback assembly, measuring 43 mm (w) x 58 mm (l), in near extremely fine condition. 

4. A Life-Saving Medal. (Erinnerungsmedaille für Rettung aus Gefahr). Instituted June 22nd 1933. (1933-1945). Constructed of silvered bronze, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its full-length period original replacement ribbon, the obverse bears a raised German national eagle overlaid by a mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a wreathed inscription of “Für Rettung Aus Gefahr” (For Rescue from Danger), unmarked, measuring 25.0 mm in diameter, weighing 8.14 grams, in better than very fine condition.