France, July Monarchy. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Grand Cross Star, C. 1840 Hold all of the aforementioned featuring

all of the aforementioned featuring fully-intact and functional luminous paint for clear nighttime use

A third Reich period German Feuerlöschwesen Verdienstkreuz

indicating that the cap was the property of the NSDAP political training school located in the Eifel Mountains

the cross demonstrates oxidation resulting in an irregular patina and the obverse of the ribbon shows fading consistent with lengthy display in sunlight

eight ship photographs

France, July Monarchy. An Order Of The Legion Of Honour, Grand Cross Star, C. 1840 Hold all of the aforementioned featuringOrdre national de la Lgion d'honneur. Instituted in 1802. July Monarchy (1830 1848). A beautiful Grand Cross Star, composed of a silver Maltese cross with ball finials and scaled arms, with Gold French flags featuring white, red and blue enamels, the obverse medallion features a right facing portrait of King Henry IV in Gold, surrounded by a ring inscribed HONNEUR ET PATRIE., the reverse features a single pin with dual stays, hallmarked with a boars