Germany, Weimar. A Bavarian Fire Brigade 40-Year Long Service Medal With Miniature, C.1933 Auction chin straps

chin straps

high quality non-combatant's ribbon

silver hallmarked on ball suspension with boars head denoting French manufacture and small silver guarantee post 1838

The left rear of the dome is stamped with a faded "HANS RÖMER NEU-ULM" maker's mark

a silvered brass acorn on the upper

Germany, Weimar. A Bavarian Fire Brigade 40-Year Long Service Medal With Miniature, C.1933 Auction chin straps(Feuerwehr Ehrenzeichen fr 40 Jhrige Dienstzeit). Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a firemans helmet within crossed laurel branches, the reverse with an inscription of FR 40 JHRIGE DIENSTZEIT (FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE), unmarked, measuring 30. 53 mm (w) x 40. 95 mm (h), in extremely fine condition, accompanied by its miniature, of identical construction and composition, in extremely