Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Republican Palace Silver Silverware Set - Fork, Knife & Spoon - Christofle, France Silver German Gun Magazines The basic design of the

The basic design of the WWII crosses is a central Tatzenkreuz (cross pattée) struck from iron and mounted in a silver frame which has a raised crenulated decorative border

Italian made and used in great numbers by German Military units throughout WWII

The side of the liner band is marked 66 n

It also is marked PATENTED / DEC

usually leather

Original Iraq War Saddam Hussein Republican Palace Silver Silverware Set - Fork, Knife & Spoon - Christofle, France Silver German Gun Magazines The basic design of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, U. S. soldiers captured and occupied Saddam Hussein's palaces. Much of the State Silver was taken by soldiers as "spoils of war" and brought back to the United States. However, some of it remained in Iraq, some was later returned, and those pieces were auctioned off by the Iraqi government many years later. This particular knife, fork and spoon set was obtained recently and