Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Auction Archive 99 mm x 102 mm

99 mm x 102 mm x 48 mm

minor tarnishing of the silver and flecking of the enamels evident

The Staabswache eventually grew into the SS (Schutzstaffel)

Second board with four rows of fine aluminum wire interlaced with gray and forest green threading

Austria, Imperial. The Statutes Of The Military Merit Cross, 1914 Auction Archive 99 mm x 102 mmThe booklet includes the original statutes of the Military Merit Cross from 1849 with four addendums, the last one dated to November 16, 1914. 10 pages, measuring 241 mm (w) x 325 mm (h), presenting a folding crease, some damage to the spine, and light scuffing and creasing of the edges of both the cover and the individual pages, remains near very fine.