Saxony, Kingdom. A General Wartime Merit Medal, In Bronze United Republic of - This dagger (as part

- This dagger (as part of a collection of daggers) has been acquired from an early/old American collection and as such has exhibits deep toning and patina one would expect from an untouched example

Footnote: The original Order of Knights Templar was created early in the 12th Century to ensure the security of the many pilgrims who travelled from Europe to Jerusalem after the first crusade of 1096

Having then officially acknowledged that he had enlisted under an alias in March 1918

constructed of olive-drab coloured cotton

Saxony, Kingdom. A General Wartime Merit Medal, In Bronze United Republic of - This dagger (as part(Bronzene 1914 Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of bronzed metal alloy (non magnetic); the obverse with a facing bust of Wilhelm Ernst, circumscribed by his name and rank; the reverse inscribed Dem Verdienste 1914 (German For Merit 1914) within an oak wreath; on a loop for suspension from a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 36. 14 mm in diameter; weighing 16. 9 grams; with approximately 70% of its original bronze finish remaining; in overall near