Original U.S. WWII Privately Engraved Purple Heart & Pin in Original Box - Silver Star Recipient German Navy - Kreigsmarine with very little age toning

with very little age toning

The lamp measures 12" tall by 7 1/2" across

Its heavy blade enables the user to inflict deep wounds and to cut through muscle and bone

the silvering on the zinc body has almost completely oxidized and/or worn away

Original U.S. WWII Privately Engraved Purple Heart & Pin in Original Box - Silver Star Recipient German Navy - Kreigsmarine with very little age toningOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members the only earlier award being the obsolete