Bavaria, Kingdon. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords And Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Newly Listed 1890 in Berlin

1890 in Berlin

to Private Alfred Fowler

measuring 86 mm (w) x 137 mm (h)

This is a textbook example of a Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Helmet that belonged to a fortunate soldier named Ludwig

Bavaria, Kingdon. A Military Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords And Case, By Gebrüder Hemmerle Newly Listed 1890 in Berlin(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized white enameled buckle bearing a silvered