Issued 1909-1918
and the etching of a number into the scabbard shaft for unknown reasons
He has personally shot down and destroyed five enemy machines
with “Die Heimat Dankt Den Tapferen Soldaten” (The Homeland Thanks The Brave Soldiers) and an outline of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class on the reverse
with four chapters (25 - The Model 1890
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Awards And Insignia Auction Archive Issued 1909-1918(Auszeichnungen und Insignien). A mixed lot of awards and insignia, including: 1. A ribbon bar featuring five decorations, including a 1939 Iron Cross II Class, a War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, an NSDAP 10 Year Long Service Award, an Anschluss Medal, and a Sudetenland Medal, set on a 75 mm long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback and grey wool reverse liner, unmarked, demonstrating minor soiling, in better than very fine condition. 2.