Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross Archive He was assigned to duty

He was assigned to duty at France Field

There are side-entry pockets on either side

It features a 270 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a blunted tip

with soiling evident to the back

Makers' marks and hallmarks

Portugal, Kingdom. An Order Of Industrial Merit, Grand Cross Archive He was assigned to duty(Ordem do Merito Agricola e Industrial). Instituted June 4, 1893. Type II (1926 ). In silver gilt, a nine armed star with clusters of five dual pronged smooth rings, superimposed on the obverse is a nine armed red enamelled star with a large central medallion depicting a crest surrounded by a white ring inscribed MERITO INDUSTRIAL, the star is surmounted by a green enamelled wreath, the reverse is plain, marked on the suspension ring with a Portuguese