Small hand-made war souvenir in the design of a sword, measuring 6.5″ long, with the blade engraved on one side with a stylized palm tree/swastika, the symbol of the Deutsche Afrika Korps, the year "1944," and "Nord-Afrika." The other side is engraved with a laurel branch, the words "Bizerte" and "Carney," and the initials "AK." The handle of the blade is made from a spent rifle cartridge. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from David North which reads, in full: "My mother, Helen Weaver North, was General Dwight D. Eisenhower's personal secretary at NATO Headquarters in Paris from 1951 and his secretary at the White House from 1953-1957. This is to certify that the blade/bullet, engraved '1944 Nord-Afrika' with the symbol of the German Afrika Korps on one side, pictured below, and 'Bizerte,' 'Carney,' and 'AK' on the other side, was given by President Eisenhower to my mother."
