Germany, Imperial. An Infantry Major’s Dark Blue Service Tunic GTRexclude Footnote: The Military Cross was

Footnote: The Military Cross was instituted on December 28

complemented by finely detailed line illustrations of the awards in blue ink

silvering wear evident on one insignia)

The other card’s owner’s name is illegible

with face plate in stamped nickel silver affixed by two rivets

Germany, Imperial. An Infantry Major’s Dark Blue Service Tunic GTRexclude Footnote: The Military Cross was(Dunkelblaue Rock fr Major der Infanterie). A well preserved Hauptmanns service tunic, constructed of a fine dark blue wool. The tunic features an up turned and reinforced collar fully lined on the exterior with smooth red wool. The shoulders are flanked by boards constructed of white cotton with card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threaded chevrons. Each measuring 40 mm (w) x 120 mm