Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Type II - in patinated

Type II - in patinated tombac

very fine condition with two folding creases

reverse plain with unknown 'S' hallmark

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Mitgliedsabzeichen)

(Whitehead & Hoag

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Type II - in patinated(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 36 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 17. 8