Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of measuring 50 mm (w) x

measuring 50 mm (w) x 111 mm (h)

in fair condition due to heavy corrosion from age alone - not wear

Double engraved blade exhibits few minor imperfections

on the grounds of his father's infidelity

with short white cotton straps with snap closures on either side at the front

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of measuring 50 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern mit Etui). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked 1 on the reverse of the catch for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen; measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm