Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Archive ONLY HALF A MEAL”)

ONLY HALF A MEAL”)

" He left the trenches on June 4th

on a 41 mm long pin

with additional reinforcing triangular patches sewn in place and butting the hoist sleeve

War Merit Cross 1914 2nd Class

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Archive ONLY HALF A MEAL”)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 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. 45 mm (w) x 48. 35 mm (h), weighing 23.