Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Award, II Class with Period Case, by Glaser & Sohn Auction War Merit Cross First Class

War Merit Cross First Class - Tombac

also marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/70” for Franz Otto

Measuring at 54 cm (h) x 37

an exceptional and desirable beaded eight-armed cross in polished silver

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Award, II Class with Period Case, by Glaser & Sohn Auction War Merit Cross First Class(Reichsfeuerwehr Ehrenzeichen II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 22 June 1936 by Wilhelm Frick. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Geneva Cross with its arms joined through the quadrants by a circular ring bearing an obverse inscription of FR VERDIENSTE IM FEUERLSCHWESEN (FOR MERIT IN FIRE FIGHTING), the obverse of the cross with white