Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude the reverse is marked “GES

the reverse is marked “GES GESCHITZT NR

with an oak and laurel leaf wreath in each quadrant

tiny characters etched on the reverse of the arm at 3 o'clock

East Sussex (1992)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude the reverse is marked “GES(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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 48. 49