Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, I Class Honour Cross with Swords Archive The Battalion left Canada April

The Battalion left Canada April 5

2 and 3 Depot Batteries

a horizontal set above the pocket and a vertical set on the pleat

The rear of the grip/pommel area features a slit paired with a spring-loaded button that allows the bayonet to be fastened to the barrel of a rifle

the reverse with a loop and dual attachment prongs connecting to a period original brown leather strap

Oldenburg, Grand Duchy. A House and Merit Order of Peter Friedrich Ludwig, I Class Honour Cross with Swords Archive The Battalion left Canada April(Oldenburger Haus und Verdienstorden Ehrenkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 27 November 1838 by Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August. (1856 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, circumscribed by an inscription of EIN GOTT, EIN RECHT,