Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with Case Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The blade was certainly sharpened

The blade was certainly sharpened and reworked most likely from an M1918 or possibly a British Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife

which had been designed in 1898

- Telegraph Companies tasked with managing the military's communications - expanded from 24x to 139x companies

There are also other cartouches on the bottom of the stock

later renamed "MAGET-Maschinenbau und Geratebau GmbH" in 1942/1943

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with Case Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The blade was certainly sharpenedOriginal Items: Only One Avilable. Very nice unmarked example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with Original Case offered in very good condition. The War Merit Cross (Kriegsverdienstkreuz) was a decoration of NSDAP Germany during the Second World War, which could be awarded to military personnel and civilians alike. By the end of the war it was issued in four degrees, and had a related civil decoration. It was created by Adolf AH in