Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Archive this dagger features a 198

this dagger features a 198 mm nickel-plated steel blade

functional clasp

the reverse centre presents the inscription KRIEGS VERDIENST (WAR MERIT)

Footnote: Percy King was born on May 12

An extremely well preserved example of a second war Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery EM/NCO’s overseas cap

Austria, Empire. A 1813-1814 Army Cross Archive this dagger features a 198(Armeekreuz 1813 1814) Instituted 1814. A straight armed cross paty constructed of gilt bronze and lacquer, the obverse reads GRATI PRINCEPS ET PATRIA FRANC IMP AUG (A GRATEFUL PRINCE AND COUNTRY, FRANCIS, EMPEROR), the reverse reads EUROPAE LIBERTATE ASSERTA MDCCCXIII MDCCCXIV (EUROPES LIBERTY ASSERTED), both the obverse and reverse are pebbled, a laurel wreath lays in the quadrants between the arms, with elongated suspension ring, measuring 27. 50