88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
the Captain noting that Anderson had "Insomnia" and that his "Sleep (was) disturbed by frightful dreams"
but the dagger is in an overall near extremely fine condition
with an intact interior fabric hinge cover and a functional exterior metal hinge
20 (h - inclusive of crown suspension)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Service Awards United Republic of 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 41 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 9 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A 1939 Iron