Germany, Federal Republic. A Waffen-SS 12-Year Long Service Award, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 Auction Archive (Deutsche Arbeitsfront Stoßtrupp Gürtelschnalle)

(Deutsche Arbeitsfront Stoßtrupp Gürtelschnalle)

two Enameled Ribbon Bars: Purple Heart

Blade is constructed of die forged steel

the obverse bearing a raised rightward-facing profile of Duke Carl Eduard of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

A HIAG (Mutual Aid Association of Former Waffen-SS Members) Tracing Service file for SS-Unterscharführer Hans Pahl

Germany, Federal Republic. A Waffen-SS 12-Year Long Service Award, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Example, c. 1970 Auction Archive (Deutsche Arbeitsfront Stoßtrupp Gürtelschnalle)(SS Dienstauszeichnung fr 12 Jahre). Instituted January 30th, 1938. Post May 1945 manufacture c. 1970 issue. Constructed of silvered white metal in the shape of a swastika, the obverse with a central oak wreath with internal SS sig runes, the reverse inscribed Fr Treue Dienste in der SS in capitalized lettering, on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its correct modern replacement ribbon featuring dual SS runes embroidered onto the