Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction overlaid by a German Labour

overlaid by a German Labour Front- (DAF) style German national eagle perched on top of a cogwheel

Ryder Richardson RNVR

He was awarded the War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords on September 24

with the pressed fabric experiencing fragmentation and missing its rubber ring in the dome

with photo of the recipient

Germany, Third Reich. A German Equestrian Badge, Gold Grade, By L. Christian Lauer Auction overlaid by a German Labour(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath,joined together at the bottom by a belt bearing a central letter R, around a mounted horse on a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked L. CHR. LAUER, NRNBERG, measuring 41. 92 mm (w) x 51. 88 mm (h), weighing 14. 5 grams, with only traces amounts of gilt finish