Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Unusual Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 1927 / THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

1927 / THE DIAMOND JUBILEE OF CONFEDERATION" with the Canadian coat-of-arms above

and there is a chip to the bakelite on the obverse of the handle

chipping evident in the green enamels on the central emanating ray at 9 o'clock

a Nazi Party organization established primarily for the education of both automobile and motorcycle drivers

It is signed in blue ink by the Chief of Police of Karlsruhe on October 29

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Unusual Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 1927 / THE DIAMOND JUBILEE(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 93 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 18. 1 grams,