SS- (ie. Waffen-SS) loyal-service award ie. 'SS-Dienstauszeichnung 3. Stf.' (as awarded for 8 years of loyal-service)

This is a truly very attractive - and very pronounced! - SS- (ie. Waffen-SS) so-called: loyal-service award (ie. 'SS-Dienstauszeichnung 3. Stufe') as awarded for 8 years of loyal-service in the SS that comes together with its period (albeit minimally shortened ie. 19 cms.-sized) ribbon (ie. 'Bandabschnitt') and that comes in an overall very nice- (ie. just minimally used- ie. worn and/or once mounted-), condition. The wonderful piece which is a typical 'Buntmetall'-based example that is in my opinion a typical example of the 'second pattern' that was almost certainly produced by the company: 'Deschler & Söhne' as was based in the town of München (various details such as the pronounced appearance and typical drop-shaped ring (ie. 'Tropfenöse') only corroborate this. The piece has a superb appearance without showing any defaults (it retains a wonderful age-patina as can be noticed on the pictures). One of the nicest such SS- (ie. Waffen-SS-) related loyal-service awards (ie. 'SS-Dienstauszeichnung 3. Stf.') I had on offer for quite some time!