In patinated silvered tombac
With short length of ribbon
To close out his war service
The period sharpened blade is the style with a ricasso appearing bright and shiny
original ribbons but are transposed
An Iron Cross & Africa Campaign Medal Bar Auction In patinated silvered tombacIron 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.