A Panzer Shooting Lanyard; Grade I certificate_of_authenticity Mellish was attained the rank

Mellish was attained the rank of Lieutenant on December 13

1918 he won the prestigious Prussian Military Merit Decoration in Silver

but with all the original silvering worn off due to age and wear

the case with the original black sealing tape present

A Panzer Shooting Lanyard; Grade I certificate_of_authenticity Mellish was attained the rankIn thick, twisted, interwoven bright silver bullion braid, wrapped around a thick white cord, head of the lanyard with a 40. 2 mm x 55. 5 mm silvered aluminum badge displaying the Army (Heer) eagle, its talons gripping a swastika, the eagle above a left facing tank, the eagle and tank framed by an ornate border, large silver bullion adjustment knots at either end of the braiding, with a smaller silver bullion knot on the suspension loop, 415 mm in