Original Imperial German WWI Cased Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Ribbon - EKII Japanese Uniforms Sarasota embarked Naval Construction Battalion

Sarasota embarked Naval Construction Battalion units and departed California on 21 October

Action: Manual Hammer & Cylinder Advance

The Sword is encased in its original brass mounted leather scabbard which is fitted with a wide mouthed top mount that accommodates the pistol barrel and most of the action to within 3/4" of the cross guard butting up against the rear of the frizzen

Harvey Nulliner

Original Imperial German WWI Cased Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Ribbon - EKII Japanese Uniforms Sarasota embarked Naval Construction BattalionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Prussian King Frederick William III in 1813 for gallantry in action, the Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) decoration was revived several times for later conflicts. The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions, but a rare and superior 'Grand Cross' was also awarded for successful field commanders. During WWI the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types