maker marked "DAVORN" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse
The ends of the leather sweatband at one time were joined together at the rear via a white strip
Dihm initially served as a battery leader
It is decorated with oak leaf bands and rings for attachment to a hanger
the inner circlet inscribed "CUMBERLAND INFANTRY MDCCCLXXI" (1871)
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Auction maker marked "DAVORN" and marked(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A War Merit Medal, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of FR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939 (FOR WAR MERIT 1939), unmarked, measuring 32. 22 mm in diameter, weighing 12. 7 grams, in near mint condition. 2. A War Merit Cross