Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper Newly Listed A nickel-silver fitting is riveted

A nickel-silver fitting is riveted to the tip

04 mm (w) x 53

but with all of the patinated surfaces worn off

26th Infantry Massachusetts State Guard (bronze gilt with red and green enamels

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper Newly Listed A nickel-silver fitting is riveted(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, 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 approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),