A Grouping Of A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords And A War Merit Medal Newly Listed period replacement pin but this

period replacement pin but this is a positive alteration as the original pin was simply a prong which was not secure and has been upgraded by the recipient

with wide iron pin (Variation 1 by this maker)

his grandfather had been a Major-General in the British Indian Army and his father an officer in the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery

these medals were produced by removing the reverse inscription on the 1914-1919 Red Cross Medal and then re-engraving the new inscription on them

A Grouping Of A War Merit Cross 2Nd Class With Swords And A War Merit Medal Newly Listed period replacement pin but thisA grouping of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords; the cross in bronzed tombac; on a loop for suspension (marked 110 for Otto Zappe, Gablonz); with a mint period original ribbon; measuring 47. 42 mm x 47. 53 mm; weighing 24. 9 grams. The medal in bronze; loop for suspension; with a correct replacement ribbon; measuring 32. 48 mm in diameter; weighing 13. 6 grams. Overall better than very fine condition.