A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed 43 mm x 51 mm

43 mm x 51 mm

near extremely fine condition with the silver frame still retaining its original lustre and the paint well preserved

Edith May Preece of Marysville

When Wehrmacht Heer style shoulder straps were introduced into the SS

A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed 43 mm x 51 mmA fine quality War merit Cross First Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in heavily silvered bronze; with a vertical banko style pinback and a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked L 15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the obverse of the pin; measuring 49. 24 mm x 49. 25 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)