Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Maker-Matched Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China 1915 to January 17

1915 to January 17

the cross demonstrates loosening of the sword clasp in addition to minor tarnishing of the silver base metal and some flecking of the enamels

trimmed along the outer edges with woven black threaded piping

Form und Arbeit des Deutschen Jungvolks in der HJ (Hitlerjugend) (English: Overview of nature

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Maker-Matched Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China 1915 to January 17(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenschied, measuring 48. 37 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original