The blade sits securely within a nickel-plated magnetic steel with a hooked quillon and pommel facilitating a secure grip
with a small pocket on the left breast with a ribbon bar with ribbons for the American Defense Service Medal and the American Campaign Medal
This medal was the first to use clasps to denote soldiers who fought in the major battles of the campaign
arriving in Liverpool on the 30th
oval insignia in gilt metal with red and navy blue enamels
Germany, RAD. A 1934-45 Commemorative Service Stein, Owner- and Unit-Attributed Example GTRexclude The blade sits securely within(Reichsarbeitsdienst Bierkrug). Constructed of glazed earthenware, the exterior bearing a hand painted Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service RAD) insignia defaced by a unit attributed of 6 283, flanked by depictions of RAD servicemen at work, topped by dates 1934 35, and situated above an inscription of ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE ARBEITSDIENSTZEIT IN SCHWEINFURT (IN MEMORY OF MY LABOUR SERVICE TIME IN SCHWEINFURT, in turn flanked by a name and rank