Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed each constructed of cardboard-reinforced red

each constructed of cardboard-reinforced red wool and topped by four band of gold bullion wire piping interspersed with dark blue threaded chevrons

ranging from very fine to extremely fine condition

and post war transport command locations from December 27

naming has been erased but "PTE

the author has photographed over 160 guns for this book

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed each constructed of cardboard-reinforced red(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48. 20 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.