United Kingdom. A General Service Medal With Fort Detroit Clasp To Pte. John Smelser, 1812 GTRexclude contact marks Eisenhower's forehead and

contact marks Eisenhower's forehead and on the reverse)

Type Two with Ghost Dates

numbered “2871” and marked “Eigentum des DLV” (Property of DLV) on the reverse

with light loss to the silver finish

United Kingdom. A General Service Medal With Fort Detroit Clasp To Pte. John Smelser, 1812 GTRexclude contact marks Eisenhower's forehead andMilitary General Service Medal, in silver, naming has been period engraved as J. SMELSER, while CANADN MILITIA. is officially impressed, worn on original ribbon with FORT DETROIT clasp, dark patina small edge bruises, in very fine condition. Footnote: The War of 1812 occurred over a two year period between the United States and Great Britain. The origins of this war were largely due to shipping restrictions sparked by the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.