Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of both sides with the expected

both sides with the expected surface wear and scattered surface rust evident

pebble rays

(3)    Wound Badge in Black with citation dated 8 October 1941

207 mm x 293 mm)

with an arm length of 65 cm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of both sides with the expected(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.