Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Hold 2 mm x 81 mm

2 mm x 81 mm

addressed to Miss A Fitzgerald

It was opened by King George V on St

" He was classified with "Neurasthenia" (mechanical weakness of the actual nerves) and was evacuated on November 28th by Ambulance Train and invalided to the Canadian Army Reserve Depot at Witley

constructed of silvered bronze and an array of multi-coloured enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Matchbox To A Bearer Of The Knight’s Cross With Oak Leaves And Swords Hold 2 mm x 81 mm(Ritterkreuztrger Silbernes Streichholzschachtel). Constructed of silver, the exterior featuring a dimpled texture throat, the cover overlaid by a raised and finely detailed depiction of the Oak Leaves and Swords to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, opening with a functional hinge and snap button to reveal a shallow interior compartment for the accommodation of matches, bearing a number of marks indicating possible postwar issue to a highly