Original German WWII 2nd Class Silver Mother’s Cross Pin by Friedrich Orth of Vienna in LDO Box - Cross of Honor of the German Mother Other European Militaria After receiving several wounds and

After receiving several wounds and bleeding profusely Peters crawled to within 15 feet of the gun emplacement and pitched two grenades into the enemy stronghold

It has the correct REPUBLICA MEXICANA marking on the breech ring of the receiver

There is some deterioration to the foam rubber components of the helmet

with officers' grades

with a very attractive nickel-plated finish and "gutta percha" grips bearing the Colt logo

Original German WWII 2nd Class Silver Mother’s Cross Pin by Friedrich Orth of Vienna in LDO Box - Cross of Honor of the German Mother Other European Militaria After receiving several wounds andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of The Cross of Honor of the German Mother or Mutterkreuz (Mothers Cross) in Bronze (2nd class, Silver Cross: eligible mothers with six or seven children), in a smaller pin badge configuration. It comes complete in a very nice LDO box, which are quite hard to find, and definitely adds to the value of this piece. Reverse of pin reads 16 December 1938, which is the date that the award was first