Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude Fabricated from chocolate brown wool

Fabricated from chocolate brown wool

that he had previously served with the 3rd Infantry Battalion

Accompanying the belt are dagger hangers

silvered and lacquered

Fold down protective black leather panel that covers the sides and the rear of the helmet

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords, by Jacob Leser GTRexclude Fabricated from chocolate brown wool(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz IV. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated with a stylized white enameled belt bearing a silvered inscription of MERENTI with arabesques,