Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Subordinate’s Hewer Auction A “Goldenes Spanisches Kreuz”

A “Goldenes Spanisches Kreuz”

with a central inscription of “I

First Lieutenant Word returned to the United States on July 24

"Vimy Ridge 1917" (facing page 70)

with a pinback (bent

Germany, Drk. A German Red Cross Subordinate’s Hewer Auction A “Goldenes Spanisches Kreuz”(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hauer fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved German Red Cross (DRK) subordinates hewer, measuring 415 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 270 mm long magnetic steel blade with a squared tip, sharply serrated lower edge, and with a fuller running the length of each side. The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a one piece nickel plated non magnetic alloy hilt, with the seam covered by