Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 GTRexclude An extremely well preserved copy

An extremely well preserved copy of Mentioned in Despatches of the C

in addition to the rifle itself

The interior bears a 37 mm-wide brown leather sweatband securely held in place by a row of black machine stitching

scattered spotting and surface wear on the exterior

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Military Division, Collector’s Example C.1970 GTRexclude An extremely well preserved copy(Militrverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse Museumsstck). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with its arms joined together through the quadrants by a green enameled laurel wreath, the obverse with white enameled arms outlined in red enamel, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised and gilded inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), within a ring of red enamel, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and