Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold reverse 6 o’clock arm engraved

reverse 6 o’clock arm engraved 1946

with a curved pommel facilitating a comfortable grip

dual-hole punched on the left side with modern reinforcement stickers

He was a member of the St

Sudbury and Sturgeon Falls

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold reverse 6 o’clock arm engraved(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