Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Hessian Combatant of the First World War United Republic of (SS Briefumschlag)

(SS Briefumschlag)

minor enamel contact and loss on 12 o’clock arm (both obverse and reverse)

the reverse with a boutonniere-style round clip

he was transferred to the Bogue-class escort carrier USS Breton (CVE-23

as well as fading and soiling consistent with wartime field use and possible postwar use as outdoor or hunting gear

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Hessian Combatant of the First World War United Republic of (SS Briefumschlag)(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring four decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the