Braunschweig, Duchy. A Pair of War Merit Crosses, I and II Class Auction both unmarked and measuring 46

both unmarked and measuring 46 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

one by Detlev Niemann

with the buckle and functioning clip in aluminum

The tan leather sweatband shows discolouration from active use but remains relatively supple and intact

7 mm (h) x 18

Braunschweig, Duchy. A Pair of War Merit Crosses, I and II Class Auction both unmarked and measuring 46(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A pair of Braunschweig War Merit Crosses, including: 1 A II Class Cross, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of Duke Ernst August, flanked by oak leaf clusters, topped by a royal crown, and situated above a date of 1914, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR VERDIENST IM KRIEGE (FOR MERIT IN WAR),