Original German WWII Gold German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge Martini-Henry Parts Robert Kerns -Simpson W

Robert Kerns -Simpson W

the wooden grip scales wrap completely around the tang

The cross guards are also marked with additional rack numbers

Overall Length: 41 inches

It also came to us with the original stiffener still with it

Original German WWII Gold German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge Martini-Henry Parts Robert Kerns -Simpson WOriginal 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 uniform. The award was introduced on September 28th 1941, a few months after the start of operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. The German forces were achieving significant progress in the Eastern front. The assault on Moscow (Operation Typhoon) started two days after the