Commander John Franklin Walling's skill
receiving a "good result"
Wrapped around the hilt is a period portepee
Colonel Donovan displayed initiative and resourcefulness in anticipating and overcoming the problems of a rapidly-changing Service Command
Ranging in size from 25 mm (w) x 16
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Medal Bar for an Afrikakorps Serviceman Newly Listed Commander John Franklin Walling's skill(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar featuring three awards, including: 1. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, without visible marks, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 49. 55 mm