Original German WWII WHW Gau Bayerische Ostmark Donation Can by Westermann & Co Neheim-Ruhr Category_Flintlock Pistols crossing the Wiltz River on

crossing the Wiltz River on 20 January

This example has an 8 inch long single-edged clip-point blade

showing some light oxidation that has accumulated over the years here and there

Overall the polish on the blade is good

The medal was produced in nickel silver (Neusilber) until 1917 and in blackened iron from 1917 until its suppression in 1921

Original German WWII WHW Gau Bayerische Ostmark Donation Can by Westermann & Co Neheim-Ruhr Category_Flintlock Pistols crossing the Wiltz River onOriginal Item: Only One Available. The WHW, Winterhilfswerk (Winter help work), was an annual charitable donation event held by the "NS Volkswohlfahrt" (National Socialist Peoples welfare organization), in which personnel from all of the organizations would solicit donations from the public, and reward contributors with a wide variety of lapel badges or propaganda booklets. This is an very nice condition red painted, sheet metal can, roughly 17cm in