Original Set of Two German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards - One With Swords & One Without 19th Century near Seattle

near Seattle

and the ejector is fully functional

Officially termed the Feuerlöschwesen Verdienstkreuz (Fire Extinguishing Cross of Merit)

indicating their role

Primers may not be present

Original Set of Two German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards - One With Swords & One Without 19th Century near SeattleOriginal Items: One Set of Two Available. This is a very nice set of two War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards in Silver, one with swords (for combat) and one without. The example with swords was manufactured by Steinhauer & Lck of Ldenscheid, a city with a major garment accessories industry. This early war example in zinc alloy has a lovely patina, though it has lost almost all of the original silver wash, which is common. There are sharp details to