Germany, Heer. A Rare Sniper's Badge, Iii Class Newly Listed burnished silvered wreath

burnished silvered wreath

the obverse with a Imperial Japanese flag with a laurel wreath

two Notices from the Australian Imperial Force Base Records Office - Victoria Barracks in Melbourne

On the diamond shields

iron/magnetic core

Germany, Heer. A Rare Sniper's Badge, Iii Class Newly Listed burnished silvered wreath(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