Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now the other side designated "Sending"

the other side designated "Sending"

each with embossed swastikas and separated by eight red felt panels

measuring 70 mm (w) x 68 mm (l) x 15 mm (h)

who immediately recognized the historical interest of the contents

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now the other side designated "Sending"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 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 48. 47 mm (w) x 48. 41 mm (h), weighing 24.