Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed from McMaster University in Hamilton

from McMaster University in Hamilton

and with its period original ribbon - collector’s paper tag attached to the reverse

Italy had declared war on Bulgaria

The blade sits securely within a one-piece gilded bronze hilt

stamped outside of shank with 900 and jewelers mark (castle)

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed from McMaster University in Hamilton(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 15 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 6 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A West Wall Medal,