Germany, Third Reich. A Saar Miner’s Long Service Pocket Watch, with Case, by Gustav Rau consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac this dagger features a 315

this dagger features a 315 mm etched steel blade

including one for an SS sleeve eagle

the reverse retaining an intact approval label from the Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment

some soiling and material fatigue evident

the pinback maker marked with LDO code “L15” for Friedrich Orth

Germany, Third Reich. A Saar Miner’s Long Service Pocket Watch, with Case, by Gustav Rau consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac this dagger features a 315(Saargruben Verwaltung Taschenuhr mit Etui). A striking pocket watch, constructed of a silver case with rolled gold embellishments, featuring a white face with numbers graded 1 12 with 24 hour marks, with hour and minute hands, with a 60 second stopwatch set into the 6 oclock position, maker marked with the logo of the Saargruben Verwaltung (Saar Mining Administration), with a retractable back cover opening to reveal an engraved dedication of FR