Lower crossguard is numbered 108389
Iron Cross First Class 1939 - Magnetic/iron core
WWII period manufacture (and often awarded to German Officers)
They saw extensive action and suffered a large number of casualties
The first batch of fifty F-S Fighting Knives were produced in January 1941 by Wilkinson Sword Ltd after Fairbairn and Sykes had travelled down to their factory from the Special Training Centre at Lochailort
A First War Royal Air Force (Raf) Officer's Cap Badge Hold Lower crossguard is numbered 108389A First War Royal Air Force (RAF) Officer's Cap Badge Silver gilt insignia of the eagle surmounted by the Royal crown, with the leafed wreath below, maroon felt in the crown, black wool backer, gilt "J. R. GAUNT & SON Ltd. LONDON & B'HAM" maker mark seal on the reverse, on a dual convex frame with the three insignia held to it via two rivets each, 66. 5 mm x 67. 2 mm, light surface wear, edge wear on the black wool, better than very fine.