The period sharpened blade is the style with a ricasso appearing bright and shiny
He was posted to the 3rd Brigade
With short length of ribbon
Michigan and married when he enlisted with the Army
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.