Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of allow for placement through the

allow for placement through the waist belt when fed through the straps on the backside

One of the officers wears an Iron Cross 1st Class

8 mm (w) x 9

in box of issue (slightly damaged)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister United Republic of allow for placement through the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 30 mm (w) x 48. 22 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original presentation