Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Weiss & Co. Archive and round wire catch soldered

and round wire catch soldered into a recessed surface of the cross

wreathed RAF insignia in bronze

A rare example of a dagger presented to an NSKK member for exceptional contributions to the success of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Over the course of the war

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Weiss & Co. Archive and round wire catch soldered(Militr Verdienstorden Kreuz IV. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1905 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with blue enameled arms joined through the quadrants by stylized flames, the obverse bearing a central black enameled medallion overlaid by a silver monogram of King Ludwig II, situated within stylized white enameled belt and buckle, bearing a