Germany, Drk. An Enlisted Personnel Hewer certificate_of_authenticity Forbes enlisted as a Stoker

Forbes enlisted as a Stoker 1st Class (V12196) with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve on September 15

complete with its original ribbon with a horizontal pinback attached to the end of the ribbon

contact on one tip

Accompanied a CD containing fourteen pages with copies of his Attestation Paper

a Federal Republic-era Kyffhäuser League badge

Germany, Drk. An Enlisted Personnel Hewer certificate_of_authenticity Forbes enlisted as a Stoker(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Hauer fr Mannschaften). An extremely well preserved German Red Cross (DRL) Enlisted personnel hewer, measuring 415 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 270 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a blunted tip, a serrated lower edge, and with a fuller running the length of each side of the blade, which is also unmarked. It sits securely within a one piece nickel plated hilt, with the seam covered