Original German WWII Silver Wound Badge by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Paper Packet Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The Military Merit Cross (Militärverdienstkreuz)

The Military Merit Cross (Militärverdienstkreuz) was established by Friedrich Franz II

with the weight depending on whether it was loaded with the lighter powdered or the heavier poured TNT

on 3 March 1944

but it is definitely a great research opportunity

with a lot of the original green paint still present on the hilt

Original German WWII Silver Wound Badge by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Paper Packet Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The Military Merit Cross (Militärverdienstkreuz)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice maker marked silver wound badge by B. H. Mayer's Kunstprgeanstalt (Art Mint), complete with an original marked paper packet. The badge itself is constructed out of a die struck, zinc alloy base that has been silver washed. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas, above an M35 pattern helmet, which is above two crossed broad swords. This then lies on a pebbled field and is