Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive He was a Machine Fitters

He was a Machine Fitters Apprentice when he joined th Royal Navy in Devonport on April 15

but without chipping or flaking of any kind

which may possibly be an issue box

5 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive He was a Machine Fitters(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.