Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field Cutlery Set Hold marked with issue number “33992”

marked with issue number “33992”

enamel in white arms intact

Original Signature on Post War Photo: Kurt Dix

Commemorative Cross of Monte Cassino 1944 (bronze

Bartels' work achieved "quasi-official" status in Nazi Germany

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Field Cutlery Set Hold marked with issue number “33992”(Feld Essbesteck). A four piece Wehrmacht field cutlery set, featuring a dual can and bottle opener, constructed of magnetic stainless steel, featuring an integrated slot for the insertion of the other utensils, maker marked on the exterior H. & K. H., with a manufacture date of 42 and an inscription of ROSTFREI indicating stainless steel, also stamped with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 22 mm (w) x 156 mm (l), in