Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of pebble rays

pebble rays

the case has some scuff otherwise fine

both sides with the expected surface wear and scattered surface rust evident

The interior is fully encompassed by a multi-piece light grey cotton/rayon-blended herringbone twill (HBT) liner

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Republic of pebble rays(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.