Description
(later COL
The bore unfortunately is quite oxidized and fouled
The liner is a period replacement as are the cuffs and waist band
The only inspector mark on the guard is another A
The leather belt is in very nice "salty" used condition
Original German WWI Veteran Framed Award Grouping with Award Document from Ohio Consulate, 3 Awards & Photo - 12 3/4" x 21 1/2" Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles (later COLOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very nice Imperial German WWI Award grouping, belong to a German Veteran who looks to have relocated to the United States following the war. It has been mounted on a red background, and set into a 12 3 4" x 21 1 2" glazed wooden frame, which we assume is only a few decades old, and not period. The frame contains an award document indicating that Hern Lorenz Merk had been awarded the Ehrenkreuz fr Frontkmpfer