A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords GTRexclude It is stamped "HS 36"

It is stamped "HS 36" ("HS" indicating the steel manufacturer

near mint and unworn condition

as of June 1915

where he was to serve for almost eight months

All in very fine condition

A Bavarian Military Merit Cross; 3Rd Class With Swords GTRexclude It is stamped "HS 36"A textbook example of a 3rd Class Bavarian Military Cross with Swords; maltese cross with crossed swords above the upper arm; the obverse with a circular central medallion with the cypher of King Ludwig III, surrounded by a ring inscribed Merenti (Merit); the reverse bearing the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt dated 1866; on a loop for suspension; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 48. 96 mm x 41. 55 mm; weighing 20. 2