Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Klatt was back on his

Klatt was back on his feet

and include some tarnishing and loss of finish to the blade and brass features

Due to the outbreak of the Second World War

with a gilded metal Sun shaped insignia in the center

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Klatt was back on his(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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, maker marked on the pinback with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.