Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, By Jacob Leser Hold A Gordon Highlanders Colour Sergeant

A Gordon Highlanders Colour Sergeant Major's Tunic - The tunic is fabricated from a fine-textured red wool on the exterior

measuring 87 mm (w) x 135 mm (h)

measuring 16 mm (w) x 14 mm (h)

with zig-zag reinforcement stitching to the reverse

two Kriegsmarine trade sleeve patches

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Military Merit Cross, Iii Class With Swords And Case, By Jacob Leser Hold A Gordon Highlanders Colour Sergeant(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT), the twelve oclock arm with a crossed sword clasp, the reverse bearing a