A 1903 Hessen German Hunting Association (Djv) Kurhessen Award Newly Listed before being discharged on October

before being discharged on October 9th and returned to his unit on the 16th

Court-mounted with pinback

a position he was to hold until 1945

Many times his relations with high-ranking leaders were strained to the breaking point

A 1903 Hessen German Hunting Association (Djv) Kurhessen Award Newly Listed before being discharged on OctoberDeutscher Jagdschutz Verband". Silvered bronze, weighing 50. 4 grams, obverse illustrating a wooded scene with a hunter seated at the left, a crossbow at his feet, calling to a buck standing on a rock outcrop at the right, reverse inscribed "GEWEIH AUSSTELLUNG A. D. J. V. LANDESVEREIN KURHESSEN 1903", the inscription framed inside the DJV antlers insignia, 50. 3 mm, integral loop suspension, edge nicks, contact marks and gilt wear evident, very fine.