Germany. A Late War Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross W. Swords. Cased United Republic of Victorian Era 40th Northumberland Battalion

Victorian Era 40th Northumberland Battalion of Infantry Helmet Plate

the obverse inscribed “Kärntner Freiheitskampf” (German - Carinthian fight for freedom)

The letter indicated that it was the senior Hodgkinson's desire that a certain part of his property should be applied by his sons

and the 19th Alberta Dragoons

Commemorative Cross for the War of 1866

Germany. A Late War Knight’s Cross Of The War Merit Cross W. Swords. Cased United Republic of Victorian Era 40th Northumberland BattalionAn example of a seldom encountered cased late war issue Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords (Ritterkreuz zum Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern); a large Maltese cross in feinzink; on a loop assembly for suspension from its period original full size neck ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse