Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity 68 mm (w) x 28

68 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

An Iron Cross First Class 1914 by Schauerte & Höhfeld - Magnetic/iron core

A well-preserved edition of “Military Breech-Loading Rifles”

the award affixed to a red card backer via two prongs

he led the Turkish National Movement

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity 68 mm (w) x 28(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.