Original Imperial German WWI Unissued Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 by Sy & Wagner in Named Wrapper Japanese Edged Weapons MG 08 machine guns were

MG 08 machine guns were used by German army until appearance of the more modern guns

- Infantry equipped with the Zielgerät 1229 Vampir were called Nachtjäger ("Nacht" is German for night)

There is some light staining on the last 5 inches of the blade

and a bit of light pitting over much of the barrel top

Original Imperial German WWI Unissued Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 by Sy & Wagner in Named Wrapper Japanese Edged Weapons MG 08 machine guns wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Prussian King Frederick William III in 1813 for gallantry in action, the Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) 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 WWI the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types