Attached to the scabbard is a nice brown leather frog with maker stamping and 1935 date
He was in the POW camp for so long and they were trying to protect him from the Germans knowing that he was Jewish
65 caliber example is in very good condition and retains the saddle bar and ring to the left side
Aeck got very close to Metcalf and their friendship would last throughout the war
The handle with a portapee wrapped around it in the appropriate fashion
Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge in Blue French Awards Medals Badges Insignia Attached to the scabbard isOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an very nice RARE example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Luftwaffe (Air Force) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer