Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, With Oak Leaves, By Rothe, C.1945 Auction It was at first a

It was at first a oval blue enamelled badge but with a design in its centre looking very much like the cap badge of the Army Ordnance Corps

loop maker marked “138” (Julius Maurer

An Ottoman Empire Influenced Long Dagger - Measuring a total of 41

multiple strands of embroidered green fringe dangling from the oval cap

one stripe on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye indicating one wound

Prussia, Kingdom. A Pour-Le-Mérite, With Oak Leaves, By Rothe, C.1945 Auction It was at first a(Pour le Mrite). Instituted in June 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia. In gilded silver, presenting as a blue enamelled Maltese cross, with four open beaked eagles between the cross arms, each carefully hand etched and detailed and held solidly in their respective positions, the obverse centre with typical and expected Roman style gold lettering on the obverse as well as a finely detailed gold crown, the reverse presents plain blue enamel, the blue