Fairly new to the forum. I had signed up a few years ago, but have been busy and finally remembered I should sit down and look at this treasure trove of knowledge.

I have recently inherited a multitude of items from a friend of the family when he passed away. He served in WW2 and brought back a few items with him after the war. The attached pictures of the SS-Dienstauszeichnung 3.Stufe (8 Jahre) are the ones in question. I am looking to see is anyone can help me with it’s authenticity?

Also, I hope the photos uploaded the right way up. My apologies if they did not. I’m still trying to get the hang of things here.