Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold 1st Class at U

1st Class at U

The Summer of 1917 was a busy one for Gibson

oval shaped silvered bronze

The broad end features a loop through the flag to allow for a string to be fed through it

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold 1st Class at U(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original