Medal-set: 'Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42' as produced by the: 'Wächter & Lange'-company

This is an attractive specimen of a: 'Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42'-medal (ie. 'Ost'-medal) as was produced by the: 'Wächtler & Lange'-company and being a non-marked specimen that came stored in its original 'Zellstoff'-based pouch of issue as found and stored for decades. The cross came together with its original, non-confectioned and folded (approx. 19 cms. long) ribbon and was still packed in its neat ('Zellstoff'-based) and reddish-brown-coloured, carton pouch when found. The medal is - as stated above - a neat silverish-grey-toned- and typical zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based specimen that was issued but simply never used. The medal has a nicely preserved age-patina and was most certainly never cleaned nor polished and therefore are details and/or finish still very nice and/or crisp. The pouch comes in an equally nicely preserved condition: it is fully functional and complete (and shows the printed makers'-mark of the company 'Metallwarenfabrik Rudolf Wächter & Lange'-company as based in the town of Mittweida on its back as can be noticed on the pictures). Simply a very attractive - and 'matching' and untouched! - 'Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42'-set that will be very hard to be upgraded!