A Parade Mounted Third Reich Period German 40-Year Faithful Service Cross; First Class Auction with slightly bent tips

with slightly bent tips

date stamped "1939" and stamped "LBA" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department) on the termination point of the strap

a very rare and desirable collar tabs

Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel

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A Parade Mounted Third Reich Period German 40-Year Faithful Service Cross; First Class Auction with slightly bent tipsA fine quality parade mounted German 40 Year Faithful Service Cross; first class; in gilded tombac and black enamels; constructed in the shape of a cross patte; the obverse with an oak leaf wreath between the arms of the cross, with a static black enameled swastika in the centre; the reverse inscribed Fr treue Dienste within a square; on a loop for suspension from a parade mounted cornflower blue ribbon bar; measuring 40. 41 mm x 40. 76 mm; weighing