George William Patchett
probably from not being cleaned after shooting corrosive ammunition
The rifle also comes with a very nice brass muzzle cover
with just a bit from the front rim having broken off
or this bayonet was accepted by one of the various states of the German empire
Original German WWII Luftwaffe Gold 1941 German Cross Award Embroidered Cloth Badge in Blue British Ordnance George William PatchettOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an very nice RARE example of a German WWII German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) in Gold award, issued as a cloth embroidered badge for use on the Luftwaffe (Air Force) uniform. The badge is approximately 2 7 8 inches (72mm) wide, and is hand embroidered, featuring a double, overlaid, eight point, sunburst pattern with the top, inner layer, sunburst in matte, brownish grey, cotton threads, and the bottom, outer