Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now The blade sits securely within

The blade sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard which bears double-sided central fouled anchors

near Hamilton

unmarked but known to have been by Hemsley due to the voided areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf

36 mm (h - inclusive of trophy of arms)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now The blade sits securely within(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, accompanied by a period and privately