Original German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Crossed Swords Pin and Award Document Category_MG 34 Accessories This grip was originally a

This grip was originally a yellow color

Despite the A-2's becoming a symbol of the American pilot

photography offered the opportunity for an extensive amount of imagery to enter circulation

Examples like this complete with the original sling are very hard to find

with laurel decoration on copper with heavy gilt overlay to the front

Original German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Crossed Swords Pin and Award Document Category_MG 34 Accessories This grip was originally aOriginal Items: One of a kind. The War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a decoration of NSDAP Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees, and had a related civil decoration. It was created by Adolf AH in October 1939 as a successor to the non combatant Iron Cross which was used in earlier wars. The award was graded the same as the Iron