Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class British Bayonets The front sight is fixed

The front sight is fixed and the rear sight is a three folding leaf type and there is a bayonet lug mounted on the right side of the barrel 3 inches back of the muzzle

His citation reads:22 June 1945 AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL By direction of the President and under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45

Another sign of this example’s extra workmanship is that the all four eagles’ beaks were hand-finished open

the Silesian Eagle was issued in two classes

If the right-hand bolt is forward

Original German WWII Eastern People's Medal Award Set - Gold 1st Class & Silver 2nd Class British Bayonets The front sight is fixedOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a very nice set of two examples of the "Medal for Gallantry and Merit for Members of the Eastern Peoples" (Tapferkeits und Verdienstauszeichnung fr Ostvlker). This was a military and paramilitary award of Germany. Established on 14 July 1942, it was bestowed on personnel from the former Soviet Union (Ostvolk or "Eastern people"), who volunteered to fight alongside German forces. The Medal is sometimes