Description
1945 the OKW issued an order re-designating it as the 9th Mountain Division
members of the detachment competed against mounted units from many other countries that were also assigned duty in the international settlement
This was Germany's first official service medal for soldiers of Imperial Germany who had taken part in the war
This would be the Abyssinian influence
Original paper insert name tag that reads:
Original Early German Axe with Heavily Engraved Head & Original Haft from the Stephan Mautner Collection Russian Machine Guns 1945 the OKW issued anOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We just acquired this excellent Early German Axe at a recent sale, and it really is an impressive and exquisite display piece. The iron head measures 5 1 4" in length with a 2 5 16" straight cutting edge. The bottom edge is scalloped and both sides are decorated with ornate engraved scrolls on a stippled background. There is a round piercing about 3 8" from the cutting edge in the center of the blade. The right side