Germany, Wehrmacht. A Fighting Knife, By Puma Hold to recognize the valour and

to recognize the valour and hard work of the Soviet civilian and military defenders of Leningrad during the 872-day siege of the city by the German armed forces between September 8

with loss of finish and flecking of enamels evident

the obverse depicting Franz Joseph I

DIAMOND HILL (66 CORPL: G

published by M

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Fighting Knife, By Puma Hold to recognize the valour and(Kampfmesser). A well preserved fighting knife, measuring 26. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an 11 cm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. The blade is plain with the exception of the PUMA mark of Lauterjung & Sohn, Solingen. It sits securely within a hilt featuring an exposed tang and flattened crossguard, with the grip consisting of two pieces of dark brown wood secured together with three