Original German WWI & WWII Named Iron Cross Grouping with Luftwaffe Soldbuch - Gustav Viertel MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and under the flash pan

and under the flash pan is the correct CROWN / BROAD ARROW Lock Viewer's mark

This would also prove to anyone else that the helmet was ok to remove from the field

At some point the bottom of the crossguard was peened near the blade to keep it steady

Army units

- Small silk WWII Imperial Japanese National flag

Original German WWI & WWII Named Iron Cross Grouping with Luftwaffe Soldbuch - Gustav Viertel MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly and under the flash panOriginal Group. One of a Kind. This is a great framed group named to German soldier Gustav Viertel, who served during both World Wars, and was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd Class during World War I. The lot includes: Viertels Iron Cross, 2nd Class, without ribbon. Viertels original Iron Cross award certificate written out, for actions on 3. 3. 1918. It is signed 24. April 1918 with a stamp for the 38th Infantry Division. His rank was Kraftwagenfhrer