Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of in silver and red lacquer

in silver and red lacquer

1917 and retired to his home at Stanway Cottage

an unmarked example displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of “C

Includes: two Austria

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of in silver and red lacquer(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period