A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn GTRexclude " on the front cover

" on the front cover

Bravery Medal - Franz Joseph I

and the advance on Bloemfontein and Pretoria

85mm in length

three out of four prongs intact

A Mint Cased German Fire Brigade Service Cross Second Class By Glaser & Sohn GTRexclude " on the front coverA textbook example of a third reich period German Feuerlschwesen Verdienstkreuz; two piece construction in silvered bronze and white, and red enamels; the obverse with a white enameled cross with a medallion applique in the centre bearing a black enamelled mobile swastika with a band between the arms, inscribed Fr Verdienste im Feuerlschwesen; the reverse plain, but maker marked Glaser & Sohn, Dresden; with a pierced ball suspension and a mint period