Germany, Weimar Republic. A Bavarian Veterans Association Honour Cross By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of a War Cross of Honour

a War Cross of Honour for Front Line Fighters

multiple notations in black ink identifying various points of interest

the scabbard measuring 252 mm in length

Silesian Uprising Cross 1921-1939-1945

There is evidence that insignia formerly pinned into the shoulder boards have been removed

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Bavarian Veterans Association Honour Cross By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of a War Cross of Honour(Bundesehrenzeichen des Bayerischen Kriegerbund). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, vertical pinback, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms, with a central Bavarian national lion clutching a state coat of arms, within a blue enameled oval ring bearing silvered inscriptions of BAYERISCHEN KRIEGERBUND (BAVARIAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION) and DEM VERDIENST (TO MERIT), the reverse maker marked DESCHLER & SOHN, MNCHEN, measuring 41. 53 mm (w)