Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Ribbon Bars visually-hidden Page 20: Schmelzer was trained

Page 20: Schmelzer was trained to use the Gewehr 98 k (carbine 98 short) and the gas mask

his pre-war service continuing on a succession of ships and training bases including

marked “Leisek” near the bottom

4)  An ACC Distinguished Service Medal: In bronze gilt and enamels

marked with code “134” for maker Otto Klein & Co

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Ribbon Bars visually-hidden Page 20: Schmelzer was trained(Bandschnallen). A mixed lot of five ribbon bars, including one featuring four decorations, including a Wehrmacht Long Service Decoration with Heer Kriegsmarine device, a Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar, a Bulgarian Medal of Valour, and an Eastern Peoples Decoration, set on a 60 mm long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, in near extremely fine condition; one featuring two decorations, including a Wehrmacht Long Service