Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for First World War and Police Service Republic of securely locking the dagger within

securely locking the dagger within the scabbard during storage

the suspension loop maker marked “R” for a documented but unidentified manufacturer

Inset into the obverse of the handle is a silvered bronze RLB insignia measuring 24 mm (w) x 24 mm (h)

he was awarded the 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class

Gunner Hipkiss was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

Germany, Third Reich. A Medal Bar for First World War and Police Service Republic of securely locking the dagger within(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for First World War and Police service featuring four decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown,