A War Merit Cross First Class By Steinhauer & Lück Of Lüdenscheid Archive excellent quality translucent enamels

excellent quality translucent enamels

" and marked "800" (silver) on the pin

Orange Free State (Major J

Proven tactician and very effective in critical and difficult situations

The unit was then sent to the front in Transvaal and the Orange Free State until the end of the war in May 1902

A War Merit Cross First Class By Steinhauer & Lück Of Lüdenscheid Archive excellent quality translucent enamelsA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter; in silvered zink; slender vertical banjo style pin with an integrated hinge and an integrated catch; maker marked 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid on the obverse of the pin; measuring 48. 76 mm x 47. 97 mm; in very fine condition but with all of its original silvering worn off. Accompanied by its original case of issue; constructed of heavy cardstock with a textured black faux leather (leatherette)