Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic his Permanent Pass from Staff

his Permanent Pass from Staff Division

It locks closed with rayon ribbons through which is inserted an accompanying bone pencil

and Italian Army 1st Battalion

measuring 45 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic his Permanent Pass from Staff(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. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.