Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A Bavarian First World War Combatant With Colonial Service Auction The scabbard exhibits silvering loss

The scabbard exhibits silvering loss and surface rust overall

with separately attached silvered eagle

double-maker marked “CESTELLI-GEROSA

with George Parrett giving up the business in order to serve at the front

following the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For A Bavarian First World War Combatant With Colonial Service Auction The scabbard exhibits silvering loss(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a Bavarian First World War combatant with earlier colonial service, featuring six decorations, including: 1. A Bavarian Military Merit Cross, III Class with Swords and Crown, constructed of coppered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle