The best i can make out because the piece is uncleaned and it is slightly rough in some places as the silver plating is lifting around the engraving.

Two lines the question mark is that I can not be sure about the e.

"Die Ue(?)iz DER 2Kp"
"Grz IR 128"

Anyone.

Jim

Any close-up of it would be even better.

Gerd

Der 2 KP means of the 2nd company
IR 128-------Infantry Regiment 128

Thank you.

Here is a photo I took previously, unfortunately I have not been able to take new photos.

Here is the best one I have now. I will try and get better.

Die Ufz(Unteroffiziere) der 2.Kp

GRZ..? IR 128

That's for sure:

"The coporals( sergeants) of the 2nd company"
GRZ-? " IR (Infantrie Regiment) 128 "

Gerd

Thank you again, there is no doubt the one abreviation is Grz, I have quadruple checked it.

It is the first one that I can not quite make out the Ue_z, or Ufiz. Would that translate to Unterofficier?

I am thinking of cleaning it to get a better look.

Uffz is the short form of Unteroffizier

Uffze is the shortform of Unteroffiziere(plural)

Regarding your question,i would say yes.

Gerd

Grz = Grenz. Grenz = border. In reference to a Grenz battalion.

Nice piece. Congrats.

--dj--Joe

It´s very hard to see but imo it says Gr2 which is the abbrev. of "Gruppe 2", therefore 2nd group of IR 128.
Regards,

Jim emailed me photos of the inscription. I worked on them in photoshop. Here are they.

Wotan: I think it is Grz and not Gr2.

Janos

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