Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive A First War M

A First War M

silvered pommel fully surrounded by raised oak leaves on a pebbled background

BERLICHINGEN”

and an overall body length of 790 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Archive A First War M(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 64 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 16. 3 grams, with loss of finish and minor oxidation evident throughout, in