Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive inscribed “Schiess-Prämie der Militair Schiessschule”

inscribed “Schiess-Prämie der Militair Schiessschule” while reverse features right-facing bust of Kaiser Friedrich III with title

mounted to a dual seven-pointed star base

suspended from a black rayon strap

voluntary enlistment was unregulated and skilled men were joining up and leaving companies with a shortage of skilled labour essential to maintaining the country's war capability

the reverse engraving with typical lettering denoting “Order of Merit”

Germany, Heer. A Pair Of Commemorative Items Auction Archive inscribed “Schiess-Prämie der Militair Schiessschule”(Heer Erinnerungs Dekorationen). A pair of Heer commemorative items, including a a plaque, constructed of a circular dark wooden backer, the obverse bearing a silvered bronze faceplate with a raised depiction of a Heer rifleman in a combat stance, the reverse with a central visible rivet securing the applique in place, topped by a magnetic metal suspension loop, unmarked, measuring 120 mm in diameter, with moderate loss of finish evident to the emblem