Original German WWII Cased Gold Mother’s Cross by C. E. Juncker of Berlin Mortars presumably sinking

presumably sinking

which can only be seen when the carbine is disassembled

The mine bears original green paint with a Waffenamt inspection logo and number stamped into the steel above the maker name and date:

Andeol Josef

The handle (tsuka) also shows some splitting on the glue line

Original German WWII Cased Gold Mother’s Cross by C. E. Juncker of Berlin Mortars presumably sinkingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of The Cross of Honour of the German Mother or Mutterkreuz (Mothers Cross) in gold (1st class, Gold Cross: eligible mothers with eight or more children!). The case is maker marked with C. E. Juncker, Berlin. It has the correct gold embossed image of the Mother's Cross on the cover, and is still fully functional. There are just a few small tears around the corners of the the leatherette