Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Lingen Marksmanship Centenary Desk Ornament Auction Archive sponsored by his mother

sponsored by his mother

6mm (w) x 40

Accompanied by two Ribbon Bars (1 - 1939-1945 Star

of Osnabruck Battaltion - (LIEUTENANT FRIEDRICH VON MAIDEL LEICHTE BAT

die Sie mir durch die Aufmerksamkeit anläßlich meines Geburtstages bereitet haben

Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Lingen Marksmanship Centenary Desk Ornament Auction Archive sponsored by his mother(Tischdekoration). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised bullseye target defaced by a German national eagle with its wings outstretched and clutching a mobile swastika, flanked on each side by oak leaves, the reverse bearing an engraved inscription of 100 JAHRE SCHTZENLUST LINGEN 1937 (100 YEARS OF SHOOTING PLEASURE LINGEN 1937), emanating from a pedestal of identical construction which is in turn riveted to a marble base with a