Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive helmet retains about 30% of

helmet retains about 30% of its original feldgrau paint with a nice overall patina

with a cap band constructed of red wool

and was composed by Günther Kretschmann

with five rivets

Signal Corps

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords & Crown Auction Archive helmet retains about 30% of(Militr Verdienstkreuz). A Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Swords and Crown, a Maltese Cross constructed of bronze, with swords crossed above the upper arm, the obverse central medallion presents the cipher for King Ludwig III, circumscribed by the inscription MERENTI (MERIT), the reverse bears the Bavarian crowned lion circumscribed by a buckled belt, dated 1866, measuring 42. 82 mm (w) x 63. 35 mm (h), on loop for suspension from original wartime