Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold postmarked but difficult to decipher

postmarked but difficult to decipher

The tunic measures 440 mm across the shoulders and 630 mm in length overall

1924 in Schwabonhausen

sold copied service papers and other research

measuring 15 x 20

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold postmarked but difficult to decipher(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 48. 02 mm (h), weighing 14. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case,