A Rare 1939 Return Of The Port Of Memel Commemorative Medal Hold The blade's ricasso is maker

The blade's ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn

pleasant patina from age

where he was taken on strength of the 23rd Battalion

8mm(width) x 35

A Rare 1939 Return Of The Port Of Memel Commemorative Medal Hold The blade's ricasso is makerSilvered iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating a standing knight, his left hand gripping the hilt of a sword, his right hand resting upon a shield set on the ground, flanked by the numbers "12" and "52" (the date "1252"), surrounded by the inscription "DENSBURG MEMELBURG DEUTSCH", reverse illustrating a stylized view of the Port of Memel with a castle like wall and cranes, marked with the engraver's initials "K" and "G" at either end of the wall, a