and is topped by two straps serving as an integral belt
plus a white cotton loop sewn in place at the rear for hanging the shorts on a hook
dated to Potsdam on July 15
An intact dark blue Moroccan leather buffer pad covers the seam where the blade enters the crossguard
the effects of almost four years continuous active service were beginning to surface
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards and Insignia Hold and is topped by two(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of awards and insignia, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with