A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive Army 18 Years Service Award

Army 18 Years Service Award - silvered iron (magnetic)

maker marked "A E CO UTICA NY" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

34 mm long vent on the reverse with original white tie string fed through three eyelet reinforced holes on either side for size adjustment

1897 and the rescue of the ship’s crew took place in two boat trips by seven crew members of the steamship Ontario

on March 11

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive Army 18 Years Service AwardA War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Wilhelm Deumer In silvered zinc, most of the silver wash is gone, marked # 3 on reverse (Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid), in very good condition.