Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge - Uniform Cutoff French Pistols The 1827 pattern variant with

The 1827 pattern variant with small hilt is made of gilded brass and remains in good condition

bayonet lug and even all components of the bolt

This entire collection comes to us from the American Armored Foundation

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This is a “Commercial” Union Cutlery Model #2071-6 with hollow aluminum handle

Original German WWII Heer Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge - Uniform Cutoff French Pistols The 1827 pattern variant withOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an very nice example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Heer (Army) uniform. This is a "uniform cutoff" example, which has thread holes and even some thread present, as well as some tearing of the fabric, indicating that this example was a one time attached to a uniform. These were popular souvenirs for USGIs to bring home after