Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge - Uniform Cutoff French Pistols bayonet lug and even all

bayonet lug and even all components of the bolt

This is a “Commercial” Union Cutlery Model #2071-6 with hollow aluminum handle

This entire collection comes to us from the American Armored Foundation

The grips have been molded in a scalloped eagle feather / fish scale design

this was not enough to deter the French advance of September 1916 as 2e and 136e Regiments surrounded the village of Chilly with it falling within three days

Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge - Uniform Cutoff French Pistols bayonet lug and even allOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an very nice example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Heer (Army) uniform. This is a "uniform cutoff" example, which has thread holes and even some thread present, as well as some tearing of the fabric, indicating that this example was a one time attached to a uniform. These were popular souvenirs for USGIs to bring home after