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The brass hilt consists of a finely detailed lion head cat with an iconic German "oak leaf & acorn" decorated ferrule and "P" guard
which is also on the case
so this was originally made as a Wakizashi
indicating a matched set made for this specific blade
Army 2nd Infantry Division was moved to the Far East Command and assigned to the Eighth United States Army
Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 on Waffenrock Style Mounting - EKII German Documents & Books The brass hilt consists ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Frederick William in 1813 for gallantry in action, the decoration was revived several times for later conflicts. The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions, but a rare and superior 'Grand Cross' was also awarded for successful field commanders. During WW1 the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types issued. Originally, the Iron Cross was an award of
