France, III Republic. An Nco Air Force Dagger, C.1935 Archive soiling evident in the medal

soiling evident in the medal bed

silver with red enamels

reverse inscribed "DEM BESTEN SCHÜTZEN 1892" inside a closed leafed wreath

his mother was a native of Belfast

32 - The Military Cross

France, III Republic. An Nco Air Force Dagger, C.1935 Archive soiling evident in the medalA plated nickel magnetic double edged centre ridge blade, the ricasso bears the inscription ETS SABATIER JEUNE BELLEVUE THIERS (YOUNG SABATIER BELLEVUE THIERS), with a simple brass crossguard with squared quillons, the reverse of the ferrule bears a U shaped bracket for securing the portepee, the portepee is black, the grip is constructed of squared wood wrapped with a black fine grained leather, pommel is constructed of brass and is squared,