three Republic of Vietnam awards:
The first batch of fifty F-S Fighting Knives were produced in January 1941 by Wilkinson Sword Ltd after Fairbairnand Sykes had travelled down to their factory from the Special Training Centre at Lochailort
repair evident in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring
the green enamelling begins at 12 o’clock
horizontal pinback (previously replaced)
Latvia, Republic. A Kurzemes Artilērijas Pulks (Kurzeme Artillery Regiment) Badge, H.w.slasenapf, C.1919 Archive three Republic of Vietnam awards:A two piece construction straight armed cross paty of bronze and white enamel, the obverse centre bears the insignia of the Latvian armed forces with red and white enamel, the cross arms are of white enamel, the arms read KAP 1919 ( Kurzemes Artilrijas Pulks 1919), two crossed upwards facing cannons lay in the quadrants between the cross arms, the reverse is plain and bears a screwback, screw plate marked H. W. SLASENAPF, measuring 40. 59 mm, very