Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Archive 1882 in River John

1882 in River John

A Transport and Glider Clasp

followed by their bailing out at 22:45

slightly warped from storage

small indentations on two ball finials on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Kerbach & Österhelt Archive 1882 in River John(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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48.