Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Merit Decorations United Republic of A nicely intact blackened leather

A nicely intact blackened leather buffer pad is held in place between the blade and crossguard

A letter from the city of Emden

in silvered bronze and gilt

each constructed of golden-yellow wool with buckram cores

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair Of Merit Decorations United Republic of A nicely intact blackened leather(Drittes Reich Abzeichen). A pair of decorations, including a War Merit Cross, II Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 52 for Gottlieb & Wagner, Idar Oberstein, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 49. 02