Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Austrian Military Merit Medal with Second Award Clasp in Original Case German Uniforms Not the modern post WW2

Not the modern post WW2 Stay-Bright finish

this is a scarce and visually distinctive example of a German WWI ordnance trainer and an excellent addition to an advanced Great War grenade or trench warfare collection

The spring loaded ejector rod stores correctly under the barrel

It is leather lined but the leather is heavily worn

Production was begun on the M-1917 helmets in the fall of 1917

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Austrian Military Merit Medal with Second Award Clasp in Original Case German Uniforms Not the modern post WW2Original Item. Only One Available. The Military Merit Medal (or Militr Verdienstmedaille in German) is a military decoration of the Empire of Austria Hungary founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I on March 12, 1890 and only awarded to officers and officials of similar rank. The Military Merit Medal is often referred to as the Signum Laudis (Latin for Sign of Praise) after the inscription on the reverse of the medal. It was awarded in peacetime for