Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive The pendant measures 17

The pendant measures 17

as well as a destroyed plane falling to the ground

deterioration of most of the decals

housed under glass

the reverse of each with a white cotton strap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive The pendant measures 17(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 block hinge emanating from an oval plate and a banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch similarly emanating from an oval plate, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for a controversial variation now