Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive Accompanied by its Ribbon Bar

Accompanied by its Ribbon Bar (10 mm x 35

and has protected the book well

three are aluminum (one with red

Cross of Loyalty of the Freikorps - Von Neufville

with the original institution date “1870” in raised numbering on the lower arm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive Accompanied by its Ribbon Bar(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in