Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The badges are accompanied by

The badges are accompanied by their period original presentation case

The interior of the cap band is surrounded by a fully-intact light brown leather sweatband

date 24 May 1934 and confirming that he qualified as an automotive mechanic with Daimler-Benz from 1929 until 1933

66 mm x 77

The underside of the skirt is stamped “4778” and “SE64” (Sächische Emailles u

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Hold The badges are accompanied by(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 55 mm (w) x 48. 39 mm (h), weighing