Description
congratulating Steinbatz for winning the Knight’s Cross
This sword features a 250 mm long steel blade
Star measures 86mm
maker marked “LUDVIGE
it stated that "He was struck by shrapnel middle third outer surface of right leg
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for an Afrikakorps Serviceman Auction congratulating Steinbatz for winning the(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 49. 55 mm