Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction with the pressed fabric experiencing

with the pressed fabric experiencing fragmentation and missing its rubber ring in the dome

in silvered and (white border) enameled bronze

Footnote: A correspondence letter from the Celluloid-Verkaufs-Gesellschaft M

2nd type eagle with flared tail

with photo of the recipient

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction with the pressed fabric experiencing(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 92 mm (w) x 51. 88 mm (h), weighing 14. 5 grams, with only traces amounts of gilt finish