Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Exhibition Example Auction The F-S fighting knife was

The F-S fighting knife was made famous during WWII when issued to British Commandos

David de Villiers of Oakland

2 Canadian Corps Casualty Station in January

the mine on the left was sprung and before their artillery opened up

and was awarded it at the same time as Oswald Boelcke

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1870 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Museum Exhibition Example Auction The F-S fighting knife was(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuz 1870, 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop connecting to a suspension ring, unmarked, measuring 62. 86 mm (w) x