Fritz Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Bavaria: Militär-Verdienst-Kreuz 3. Klasse with Swords, Zinc, as from 1917/18. Established originally in 1866 by King Ludwig II. for the Austro Prussian War, the decoration was divided into several classes with and without swords, and also into a Militär-Verdienst-Orden, which was awarded to officers only This example is a late war production in Zinc with Iron Swords, and shortened original ribbon, as introduced around mid 1917, due to metal shortages, and also more befitting to wartime fieldgrey tones. Zinc is showing some slight oxidation in places, which should be removed to prevent progressive decay. Rare to find in zinc nowadays. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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