Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Nürtingen Marksmanship Competition Victor’s Medal Republic of (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz

(Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz II

and heavy damage to reverse

the handle below the bolster has been stamped with a female head denoting Former Austro-Hungarian (Vienna) manufacture between 1872 to 1922 and an 800/1000 silver fineness

A purple heart composed of bronze gilt

Germany, Third Reich. A 1937 Nürtingen Marksmanship Competition Victor’s Medal Republic of (Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler Verdienstkreuz(Siegermedaille im Schiewettbewerb). Constructed of a silver alloy, the obverse bearing a central mobile swastika, overlaid by a sword, flanked by a banner overlaid by an inscription of DEUTSCHE WEHR DEUTSCHE EHR (GERMAN DEFENCE GERMAN HONOUR) and shield bearing a German national eagle and bullseye target, the reverse bearing a central depiction of the Kyffhuser Monument, circumscribed by a dedication to a 6th place finisher in the 8th annual