Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Hold the case with the rayon

the case with the rayon hinge cover intact

Nova Scotia in 1909

measuring 59 mm (w) x 7 mm (h)

bronze wash nearly completely gone

A reproduction studio portrait of AH

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Hold the case with the rayon(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x