Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold Footnote: The Battle of Ortona

Footnote: The Battle of Ortona was fought between two battalions of elite German Fallschirmjäger from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich

Date of items: 1934

all unmarked and measuring 36 mm (w) x 46 mm (h)

experiencing partial separation of the black cotton backer from the body of the wing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot of Hangers for Edged Weapons Hold Footnote: The Battle of Ortona(Gehnge). A mixed lot of hangers for edged weapons, including: 1. A group of five Wehrmacht Sturmabteilung dagger hangers, each constructed of black or brown leather and culminating in a magnetic metal D ring, all unmarked and demonstrating material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and rings, respectively, in overall better than very fine condition. 2. A sword hanger, constructed of a brown leather strap culminating at each end in a