Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Hold Badge (two-piece construction

Badge (two-piece construction

After the First World War

scattered mothing evident on the reverse with two rips on the black wool backer by the receiving end of the buckle

the chain consists of seven links depicting Berthold on a horse superimposed on red enamels

and his father Wilhelm was a woodworker

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Iii Class In Bronze, By L. Christian Lauer Hold Badge (two-piece construction(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen, III. Klasse in Bronze). Constructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a stylized belt and buckle around a raised letter R, with a central depiction of a mounted horse, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 42. 07 mm (w) x 52. 02 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, in extremely fine