Footnote: This uniform was worn by Czech Army Major General Novek
The handle and ricasso retain a functional spring catch
oxidation and loss of finish is evident to the metal
later working at Standard Oil
the Victory Medal and the Africa Star with replacement ribbons
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Medals for Second World War Service Auction Archive Footnote: This uniform was worn(Medaillen). A mixed lot of medals for Second World War service, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 11 mm in diameter, weighing 13. 6 grams, in better than very fine