Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity typical of the WWI issued

typical of the WWI issued crosses

O'Donnell stated the "Name of Person to be Informed of Casualties" as his wife

He was a close witness to many important Canadian military and political events during the first half of the Twentieth Century

the blade itself exhibiting beautiful cross graining and light contact and pitting

finished with a wooden handle and a checkered steel butt cap

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity typical of the WWI issued(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold, 1957 Version). Consisting of a double overlaid sunburst pattern with eight points; the center with a denazified Iron Cross in the center, depicting a central oak branch consisting of three leaves, within a stamped gilded circular wreath impressed with oak leaves, ribbons, and the introduction year 1941; the inner and outer sides of the wreath feature a thin red enameled rings with a silver core in the middle; the reverse