This is a very nice example of a WWII Luftwaffe Short Dress 98k Bayonet
while around 300-plus were made with a 15-inch version
The hilt has about 40% of the original Aluminum finish remaining
The pros and cons of the means to accomplish their destruction is purely academic
Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge Spanish American War This is a very niceOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a German WWII "German Cross" in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Heer (Army) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer layer, in bright, silver aluminum