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

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

also marked on loop "800" silver and maker marked "65"

Date of items: 1934

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

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