Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Portepees United Republic of Klasse” and “Nur vom Bellehenen

Klasse” and “Nur vom Bellehenen zu öffnen” (“Only for the Recipient to open”)

He complains of nervousness & fatigue on slight exertion"

seeing service during the Spanish-American War

the award issued 15 December 1942 with issue number “848641”

Footnote: Carl Bamberg (1847-1892) served an apprenticeship with Carl Zeiss at Jena and studied at the Universities of Jena and Berlin before establishing a "Werkstätten für Präzisions-Mechanik und Optik" in Friedenau

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Portepees United Republic of Klasse” and “Nur vom Bellehenen(Portepee). A pair of portepees, including a Heer NCOs portepee, consisting of a stylized acorn constructed of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire with green threading, suspended from a green rayon blended strap with dual machine embroidered gold bullion wire tresses, unmarked, measuring 410 mm in total length, in near extremely fine condition, and; a Schutzpolizei EM NCOs portepee, consisting of a stylized acorn constructed of twisted and rolled