Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity displaying intact stitching throughout

displaying intact stitching throughout

lightly armored commerce raider also hastened her obsolescence

but the shirt is in an overall near extremely fine condition

The pommel is oval-shaped and features an insignia composed of a shield surmounted by a coronet

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity displaying intact stitching throughout(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne,