Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold running from just below the

running from just below the waist to the bottom of the pant cuff

585” for the same maker

chipping and loss evident in blue and white enamels on the centrepiece

It is constructed of a light card stock binding with a faux brown leather exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold running from just below the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather