Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold A Reichsheer EM/NCO’s belt and

A Reichsheer EM/NCO’s belt and buckle

5 mm (h) inclusive of its dual dragons suspension

120 mm x 280 mm

67 mm x 37

the reverse stamped with the photographer’s stamps and marked with the name of the individual in the photograph (possibly “Danielsen”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold A Reichsheer EM/NCO’s belt and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobiled swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code L 18 for maker B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 45 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation