A War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords By Austrian Maker Karl Schiermeister Newly Listed The cap measures approximately 270

The cap measures approximately 270 mm x 170 mm

decals were more often applied by the soldier himself instead of the factory to speed up the manufacturing process

In its medical records

one smaller pocket with a top entry overlaying the right pocket and two at the rear

measuring 213x298mm

A War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords By Austrian Maker Karl Schiermeister Newly Listed The cap measures approximately 270A Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge and a rounded catch; marked 50 for Karl Schiermeister of Vienna on the pin; measuring 48. 29 mm x 48. 59 mm; weighing 17. 0 grams; accompanied by its original case of