Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords And Crown, C. 1918 United Republic of this sword features a 667

this sword features a 667 mm nickel-plated steel blade

while reverse of the eagle is stamped “IMIT”

and all survivors were picked up by a Dutch Dornier 24 bomber

minor enamel chipping on two arms

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, War Merit Cross First Class, With Swords And Crown, C. 1918 United Republic of this sword features a 667(Militrverdienstkreuz des Bayerischen Militrverdienstorden I. Klasse, mit Schwertern und Krone). Issued 1913 1918. A Maltese cross in gilded silver; the obverse with a central medallion bearing the crowned cipher of King Ludwig II within a border in the form of a buckled belt inscribed with lettering reading Merenti (Latin Merit); the reverse with a central medallion bearing a crowned Bavarian lion within a border in the form of a buckled belt with