Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden the obverse depicting a Soviet

the obverse depicting a Soviet construction worker wielding a trowel

depressed white felt removable medal bed

The hat bears light wear and fraying around the central eagle and on the golden cord

80 mm x 60

such as the frogman team which attacked an enemy bridge then fought their way out - in some cases against crocodiles with knives

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament visually-hidden the obverse depicting a Soviet(Schreibtischdekoration Maschinengewehr 08). An MG 08 desk ornament, consisting of a scale replica of the primary heavy machine gun utilized by German forces during the First World War (with additional limited pre war and post war service), executed in olive drab painted bronze, featuring swivel action within the carriage, affixed to a marbled pedestal which retains a paper liner on the base to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w)