The period sharpened blade is the style with a ricasso appearing bright and shiny
Very good early quality with good details
To close out his war service
and it is my opinion that he would be much better off working for his living than doing next to nothing around hospital
In patinated silvered tombac
An Iron Cross & Africa Campaign Medal Bar Auction The period sharpened blade isIron Cross 2nd Class 1939 (silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, maker marked "5" (Hermann Wernstein, Jena Lobstedt) on the ring, 44. 7 mm); War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (bronzed tombac, 48. 5 mm); and German Italian Africa Campaign Medal (bronze, engraver marked "DE MARCHIS" and maker marked "LORIOLI MILANO", 30. 8 mm). Mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback, original ribbons, better than extremely fine.