Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Award, II Class with Period Case, by Glaser & Sohn Province of China 6 o’clock ray is bent

6 o’clock ray is bent therefore pin does not slide into catch

with purple enamels

measuring 88 mm (w) x 139 mm (h)

a banner inscribed with “MIT GOTT FÜR FUERST UND VATER LAND” (WITH GOD FOR FIRST AND FATHERLAND) lays across the centre of the eagle

Germany, Third Reich. A Fire Brigade Honour Award, II Class with Period Case, by Glaser & Sohn Province of China 6 o’clock ray is bent(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