Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity Clarke was officially discharged and

Clarke was officially discharged and demobilized in April 1920

cross of superb quality and condition

with two pairs of strands of fine silvered bullion wire emanating from the either side of the cockade and disappearing behind the front strap

72 mm (h) and weighing 6

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity Clarke was officially discharged and(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)