Germany, Third Reich. A Marksmanship Award Hold Fritz Georg Melchior Hofmeister was

Fritz Georg Melchior Hofmeister was born March 11th

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All breast buttons are stamped on the reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logos and maker codes “M5/8” for F

The front is designed without pockets

Germany, Third Reich. A Marksmanship Award Hold Fritz Georg Melchior Hofmeister was(Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a radiant Cross Patte with ribbed arms joined through the quadrants by clusters of oak leaves, overlaid by a central bronzed medallion bearing a blackened German national eagle defaced by a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 52 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), in extremely