blade length is approximately 24cm (or 9 ½ inches)
but WWI medals were originally mounted and worn by the veteran as evidenced by the pitting on the BWM
eagle riveted and silvered
and to seek comfort in her and Fassong’s child
marked inside of the lid Deschler & Sohn
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic. An Order Of The People's Hero Award Document For Acts In 1941-1945, Bobibec S. Stjepan 1953 GTRexclude blade length is approximately 24cm(Ordenom narodnog heroja). Instituted in 1943. Inscribed in Croatian, named to "Bobibec S. Stjepan", numbered "139", dated November 27, 1953, "for the outstanding unparalleled heroism in the fight against the people's enemies and the proven heroism and merits during the national liberation war from 1941 to 1945", signed by the President of the Order, both the recipient's information and the signature of the President in handwritten black ink, embossed