Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 GTRexclude the obverse engraver and maker

the obverse engraver and maker marked “G

and contains a note thanking him for making George H

The screw-bottom case-back is crafted of steel and is marked as such with “Stahlboden” (Steel bottom)

Solingen) on the blade's ricasso

Austria, Imperial. A Military Merit Cross, III Class by Rothe, c.1916 GTRexclude the obverse engraver and maker(Militrverdienstkreuz). Instituted on October 24th, 1849. Type II (1914 1918 Issue). A Military Merit Cross III Class, of multi piece construction, in silver with red and white enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red and white enamelled arms, with gilded laurel leaves in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a central white enamelled medallion inscribed with VERDIENST (Merit), the reverse with a white enamelled medallion,