Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold English and German

English and German

maker marked ""FAYOLLE POUTEUR Seur / 180 Gre de VALOIS PALAIS-ROYALE"" on the reverse cartouche

measuring 75 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a widely-documented variation produced by an unidentified manufacturer measuring 23

A copy of “Waffen-SS (2)” from Osprey Publishing’s series on the history and uniforms of the Waffen-SS

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold English and German(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather