Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Newly Listed The cause of ignition was

The cause of ignition was later ascribed to a static charge being produced when the rubberized cotton of the gasbags was torn

Canadian Engineers was awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal

These finer points in the art of pistol appreciation include the inlay of gold lines and maker's stamp on the breech

indicating three tours of duty

Dated to Hanover on 6 June 1903 and signed in black ink by Karl von Stünzner (1839-1914)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Newly Listed The cause of ignition was(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from 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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring