Austria, Imperial. A Franz Josef “Weiland” Cross; I Class, C.1918 Hold A very fine quality manufacture

A very fine quality manufacture single NSDAP Reichs/Gau/Kreis Level Obereinsatzleiter collar tab

Middle Temple in 1946 and married Betty Muriel Blennerhassett (nee Bray) in 1948

Also 149 x 116 mm with the swastika scraped off

the insignia held in place via a screwpost and nut combination

Brown bakelite

Austria, Imperial. A Franz Josef “Weiland” Cross; I Class, C.1918 Hold A very fine quality manufacture1918 Issue. Of four piece construction in gilt bronze; the obverse consisting of a central medallion depicting a rightward facing bust of Franz Josef; inscribed Francios I; circumscribed In Memoriam 1848 1916; all four arms with bronzed metal (magnetic) inlays within a frame of laurel leaves; vertical pinback; marked R. Marschall on the reverse; measuring 51. 92 mm (w) x 52. 17 mm (h); weighing 46. 4 grams; light signs of oxidation from age; in