Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now 1919-1940 period

1919-1940 period

The inside is lined in a black rayon

maker marked "TIPTAFT B'HAM" on the slider

obverse illustrating the Armory in Utica

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Buy Now 1919-1940 period(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid,, measuring 49. 47 mm (w) x 48. 82 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams, in very fine