Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Newly Listed with a red felt interior

with a red felt interior

with paper tag printed in red ink and glued in place on the underside of the belt near the receiving clip

a 1973 Düren meeting badge

Each shoulder features an integrated loop and magnetic metal button for the accommodation of shoulder straps

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Newly Listed with a red felt interior(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.