Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac indicating that the bayonet was

indicating that the bayonet was sourced from a noted purveyor of Feuerschutzpolizei ephemera

Founded in 1885 as the 21st Essex Battalion of Infantry

he took part in the Hunza-Nagar Campaign in 1891

marked "INTRODUCTION" on the front page with a red type overprint inscribed "Richard Wagner Festival Performances in Beyreuth 19th-30th JULY 1936 18th-31st AUGUST 1936"

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, II Class with Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac indicating that the bayonet was(Militrverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1913 issue). Constructed of silvered copper with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing an