United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John, I Class Grand Cross Case Archive Footnote: The Corps of Guides

Footnote: The Corps of Guides served from 1903 until 1929 as an element of the Non-Permanent Active Militia

The obverse illustrates two crossed French flags

(Translation): In the name of the German people I appoint the Fregattenkapitän (Frigate Captain) Karl Weniger

with scattered bubbling in the paint and surface wear

but maker marked “Glaser & Sohn

United Kingdom. An Order Of St. John, I Class Grand Cross Case Archive Footnote: The Corps of GuidesInstituted 1888. A Presentation case for a I Class Grand Cross set of the Order of St. John, constructed of a wood frame with a faux black leather exterior, the obverse lid with a gold embossed image of the decoration, the interior with a black satin type lid liner with an intact hinge cover, with a removable slotted black doeskin medal bed, opening with dual functional bronze snap buttons and dual functional magnetic hinges, unmarked, measuring 288