) He joined the Bavarian army as an officer cadet in 1912 and served in the 3rd Infantry Regiment “Prinz Karl von Bayern”
As a devout Catholic and a man of strong character he then retired to a small farm in the south of Germany
the hewer is in an overall extremely fine condition
with clusters of seven blue enameled rays in each quadrant
the cap trimmed in black embroidered piping
Japan, Empire. A Lot of Three Cased Awards and Decorations (Rising Sun/Sacred Treasure) Auction ) He joined the Bavarian1. An Order of the Rising Sun, VI. Class Breast Badge. Instituted October 4th, 1875. Constructed of silver with white enamels in the shape of an eight pointed star with cleft endings, with clusters of three intermediate rays, the obverse centre exhibiting a beautiful glass cabochon in red colour, the reverse presenting a double sided design, suspended by a green and violet enamel imperial symbol of the Paulownia flowers, with Japanese lettering on the