Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed when he suffered a gun

when he suffered a gun shot wound to his right leg

the latter held in place by a screw on the reverse

the second version having a lapel style reverse

with three openings to facilitate ventilation

the exterior bearing a central etched mobile swastika flanked by dates “1941-1942”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed when he suffered a gun(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its