Original U.S. WWII Purple Heart & Short Snorter with Signatures & Equator Crossing in Presentation Case - Unengraved Manufacture Type_New Made Items perhaps recovered from some battlefield

perhaps recovered from some battlefield long after the war was over

where it looks like a chip broke off long ago

The "S" before the date indicates that the rifle was made at Manufacture Impériale de St

with the marking fully legible

the lower reverse guard is Gruppe stamped "Fr"

Original U.S. WWII Purple Heart & Short Snorter with Signatures & Equator Crossing in Presentation Case - Unengraved Manufacture Type_New Made Items perhaps recovered from some battlefieldOriginal Item. Only One Available. Original Item: Only One Available. The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U. S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award still given to U. S. military members. The