Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden within a rectangular frame

within a rectangular frame

including the 1939 Iron Cross II Class

measuring 68 mm in diameter)

such as the frogman team which attacked an enemy bridge then fought their way out - in some cases against crocodiles with knives

where his stay would entail three weeks

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden within a rectangular frame(Schreibtischdekoration Maschinengewehr 08). An MG 08 desk ornament, consisting of a scale replica of the primary heavy machine gun utilized by German forces during the First World War (with additional limited pre war and post war service), executed in olive drab painted bronze, featuring swivel action within the carriage, affixed to a marbled pedestal which retains a paper liner on the base to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w)