United States. The Sharps Rifle - Its History, Development And Operation United Republic of Order of Commercial Merit (silver

Order of Commercial Merit (silver and enamels

Instituted 24 June 1963 and 11 November 1966

along with a strap sewn in place in the collar to allow for hanging upon a hook

Some creasing is evident to the binding

(This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger)

United States. The Sharps Rifle - Its History, Development And Operation United Republic of Order of Commercial Merit (silverHardcover, orangy yellow cloth cover, with dust jacket, the rifle graphic on the front cover and the text on the spine in black and white inks, entitled "The Sharps Rifle Its History, Development and Operation", by Winston Oliver Smith, copyrighted by the author in 1943, originally published by William Morrow & Company of New York in 1943, this book is the Third Printing in December 1965, printed in the United States. As stated on the dust jacket: "A