Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Weiss & Co. Archive A rare example of a

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

It measures 195 mm (w) x 260 mm (h)

along with scratches from sharpening the blade

Allen was in and out of hospitals in France as well as England

Over the course of the war

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, IV Class Cross with Swords and Crown, by Weiss & Co. Archive A rare example of a(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