Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 visually-hidden The right sleeve is a

The right sleeve is a adorned with a brown cotton Afrika Korps cufftitle on the forearm

with the exception of only minor flecking of the enamels it is in an extremely fine condition

bearing four rows silver/aluminum Russian braid

“Shakudo” refers to the type of Japanese metalwork consisting of a dark metal alloy made using a variety of metals

It was the first purpose-built cruise liner for the German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront)

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1965 visually-hidden The right sleeve is a(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop retaining a suspension ring and period length of neck ribbon,