Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude Pinned onto the lower peak

Pinned onto the lower peak is an enameled HJ insignia

KdF was supposed to bridge the class divide

For his First World War service he was awarded the 1914-15 Star

hallmarked and maker marked "I R" on the ring

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. GTRexclude Pinned onto the lower peak(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, the six oclock arm showing an illegible hand etched inscription which is presumably a recipients name, otherwise unmarked but