Germany, SS. An NCO Degen Portepee United Republic of flanked by a raised date

flanked by a raised date of “1939”

of two-piece polished wood construction

with splits in the slightly loose chape around the screws and a small dent on the finial's end

Mittelbau started out as a subcamp of Buchenwald and later became its own concentration camp

Two medals are awarded annually: one to a Russian and one to a foreign scientist

Germany, SS. An NCO Degen Portepee United Republic of flanked by a raised date(SS Portepee). A well preserved SS portepee for an NCOs Degen, consisting of a stylized silver aluminum wire acorn interspersed with black threading, topped by a black threaded cupule, emanating from a non magnetic metal stem which in turn connects to a silver aluminum wire cord trimmed along both edges with machine embroidered black tresses, unmarked, measuring 40 cm in total length, demonstrating only minor material fatigue, in extremely fine