Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative Flask to Reservist Strauss consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Orange Free State and Transvaal)

Orange Free State and Transvaal) and the King's South Africa Medal with two clasps (South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902)

measuring 36 cm (w) x 23 cm (h)

187th Field Artillery (silvered bronze with blue and white enamels

85mm (h – inclusive of integral crown)

mit Röhm-Widmung)

Germany, Imperial. A Commemorative Flask to Reservist Strauss consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Orange Free State and Transvaal)(Reservistenflasche). Constructed of a silvered metal alloy, the obverse featuring a red card stock inset covered by a transparent celluloid face, overlaid by a banner bearing an owners name of RES. STRAUSS 3. CP., defaced by a silvered bronze starburst which obscured additional inscriptions, itself bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a shoulder board of Kaiser Alexander Garde Grenadier Regiment 1, circumscribed by an inscription of ZUR