A week after his discharge from No
This particular helmet features a rarely encountered Waffen-SS runic placed on the opposite side of what was standard regulation
The sole and heel are also crafted out of stiff leather
One entry on page 22 indicated that he received the War Merit Cross with Swords while serving in Africa with Generalmajor Mueller
Rayner of Leytonstone
Bavaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Military Merit, Iii Class Merit Cross With Crown, Swords, And Case certificate_of_authenticity A week after his discharge(Militrverdienstkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern, Krone, und Etui). Instituted 19 July 1866 by King Ludwig II. (1913 1918 issue). Constructed of coppered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Ludwig II, set within a stylized belt and buckle bearing an inscription of MERENTI (MERIT) with arabesques, the reverse bearing a central raised Bavarian lion rampant, set within a stylized