Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive measures 40mm (w) x 44mm

measures 40mm (w) x 44mm (h - inclusive of integral suspension bar)

Wireless Air Gunner wing is padded

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with moderate wear to the black iron core from period wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive measures 40mm (w) x 44mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Descher & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 42 mm (h), weighing 23. 7