Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold 1943 and July 13

1943 and July 13

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the obverse medallion features a rampant lion holding an axe on a red enamel field with a white

the 88th had the extraordinary distinction of having been commanded by twenty-two different officers

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold 1943 and July 131. A Heer Officers sword hanger, constructed of multiple panels of brown leather with tight stitching around the seam, topped by a magnetic metal loop, the obverse stitched with a functional nickel plated magnetic steel spring clip bearing the makers mark of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, on the reverse, measuring 60 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and metal elements, respectively, in