A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed mounted to a 12 mm

mounted to a 12 mm x 28 mm metal frame with original ribbon with pinback

At the end of the War it surrendered to the Red army in the Courland Pocket

SCHWERIN BERLIN 68" on the reverse

All are suspended from a 175 mm long bronze gilt chain with loops on either end

he was transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed mounted to a 12 mmA textbook example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter); in silvered tombac; vertical banjo style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a semi rounded wire catch; pinback marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen; measuring 48. 46 mm x 48. 60 mm; weighing 23. 7 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior; with a