Although the pages are no longer affixed to the spine
with a dagger hanger that has become separated from the scabbard and lost through time
as well as two light dings on the edge of the blade
Footnote: The Medal for Heroic Valour was instituted in 1926 and awarded to military personnel for exceptional acts of heroism at risk of their own life
Germany, Third Reich. An Air Raid Defence Medal Award Document To Paul Wiß, C.1944 GTRexclude Although the pages are no(Auszeichnungsdokument). A Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen, Zweiter Stufe (Air Raid Defence Medal, II Class) document, awarded to Paul Wi, dated 4 May 1944, issued in Berlin, presenting a facsimile signature in black ink of Otto Meissner, embossed with an official seal towards the bottom left corner, measuring 20. 9 cm (w) x 29. 5 cm (h), and in better than very fine condition.