Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Case Japanese Ordnance Please See David Harding's stellar

Please See David Harding's stellar work Smallarms of the East India Company 1600-1856 published in four volumes by Foresight Books in 1997

it definitely has a great look

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On 8 January 1942

5-inch Rifled Muzzle Loader

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Case Japanese Ordnance Please See David Harding's stellarOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice cased example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim in South Western Germany. This early war example in Tombak shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross. There are sharp details to contours and pebbles to internal cross arms, though there is some flaking and finish loss on the front. Pin back and maker stamped as issued with LDO