Saxony, Kingdom. A Cased Labour Honour Award, Type V, c. 1910 Auction flanked by the text "METZ

flanked by the text "METZ FRANCE" on the right side

It features a 780 mm-long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with a fuller running the length of each side

maker marked "KO" under catch

the exterior of the crown bears a stamped heating lot code of “L 732”

enabling the rapid capture of frontier forts and the capital Mandalay

Saxony, Kingdom. A Cased Labour Honour Award, Type V, c. 1910 Auction flanked by the text "METZ(Ehrenzeichen fr Arbeiter und Dienstboten). Instituted August 10th, 1865. (Type V: 1905 1918 issue). A circular silver medal, the obverse with a central rightward facing bust of King Frederick of Saxony, circumscribed by his name and title, the reverse inscribed Fr Treue in der Arbeit (For Loyalty at Work) in German capitalized lettering within a thick oak wreath, on a horizontally pierced ball and swivel ring for suspension from its period original