Austria, Republic. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross, C.1965 Auction At the end of the

At the end of the war Dammaß was of Lieutenant rank

with some loss of finish and minor oxidation evident

In early 1918 Meendsen-Bohlken transferred to the U-boat branch

they remain in pristine condition

The blade's obverse ricasso is maker marked "W

Austria, Republic. A Military Merit Cross, I Class Cross, C.1965 Auction At the end of theOf recent manufacture in Rothe style, a I class cross with white enamel arms bordered in thick red enamel, the obverse medallion features the inscription VER DIENST (Merit) on a white enamelled field with a red enamelled surround, the reverse presents a single vertical pin assembly, measures 61. 3mm (w) x 61. 4mm (h), weighing 62. 8 grams, small holes in enamel behind inscription, in very fine condition.