Austria, Imperial. A 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Bachruch, Budapest United Republic of central medallion with a Maltese

central medallion with a Maltese Cross circumscribed by “MIL

19 mm (w) x 49

This superbly designed Art Deco style Italian dagger measures approximately 31

Instructor I Class

64 mm (w) x 94 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

Austria, Imperial. A 1849 Merit Cross, III Class with Bachruch, Budapest United Republic of central medallion with a MalteseInstituted December 2 1849. Military Division. A Merit Cross, III Class with Crown, in silver, a red enamelled cross featuring a large central medallion bearing the initials FJ, the reverse bearing the date 1849, cross surmounted by a hollow crown, measures 36. 6 mm (w) x 58. 4 mm (h inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension), marked on the ring with dog head denoting silver fineness and makers mark of BACHRUCH, BUDAPEST, worn on the original trifold