Germany, Heer. A Rare Sniper's Badge, Iii Class United Republic of suspended from a ribboned frame

suspended from a ribboned frame with pinback)

screwpost intact but missing its screwback

a size mark of “55”

illegible maker marks directly above the date

Germany, Heer. A Rare Sniper's Badge, Iii Class United Republic of suspended from a ribboned frame(Abzeichen fr Scharfschtzen III. Klasse). A rare and well preserved Sniper's Badge, III Class, constructed of a field grey wool backer, the obverse bearing a black eagles head with eye and beak constructed of golden yellow threading, with feathering highlighted in white threading, peering between three oak leaves with an acorn mounted on the left, unmarked, measuring 62 mm (w) x 77 mm (h), with a small spot of material fatigue visible to the edge at