Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction in silvered and patinated feinzink

in silvered and patinated feinzink

was also a pilot and was killed in an airplane accident in 1932

oxidation spotting evident on the WAMC

A First War Pair to Gunner E

arriving in the United Kingdom on September 2nd and reporting for duty the next day

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction in silvered and patinated feinzink(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with an illegible makers mark visible on the pinback, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue,