Germany, Ss. A Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years Buy Now Stitched onto the upper right

Stitched onto the upper right arm is a NSDAP-style armband

wooden frame at the reverse of the base has detached but remains attached to the lid

number partially corrected

silvered bronze eagle centrepiece

Germany, Ss. A Long Service Medal, Iii Class For 8 Years Buy Now Stitched onto the upper right(SS Dienstauszeichnung III. Klasse fr 8 Jahre). Instituted 30 January 1938. (1938 1945 issue). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised swastika with ribbed arms, overlaid by central double Sig runes, set within a circular oak leaf wreath, the reverse bearing a raised number 8, overlaid by an inscription of FR TREUE DIENSTE IN DER SS (FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE SS), unmarked,