Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. An Honour Cross, Iii Class Knight With Oak Leaves, C.1917 Hold and are exchanged between Vizefeldwebel

and are exchanged between Vizefeldwebel (Vice Sergeant) Rumpel in Meppen and the military district command in Lingen (both Lower Saxony)

the Order is awarded to the heritage of the nobility of Madrid

The shoulders are adorned with epaulette straps trimmed in angled yellow-gold cord and are held firmly in place by gilt aluminum buttons at one end and sewn in place at the opposite end

along with some age-appropriate fatigue to the leather and vulcanfibre visor

with nice patina to gilded wires

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. An Honour Cross, Iii Class Knight With Oak Leaves, C.1917 Hold and are exchanged between Vizefeldwebel(Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Eichenlaub). Instituted 28 May 1857 by Gnther Friedrich Karl II. (1915 1918 issue). A silver Maltese Cross, on loop for suspension with bronze oak leaves bearing dates 1914 1916, the obverse with a silver gilt center applique with a gilt lion rampant on a blue enameled background, within an intricately patterned frame, the reverse bearing a silver center applique with a royal monogram of Gnther Friedrich Carl, measuring 39.