Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now but also sometimes was a

but also sometimes was a disadvantage because they were easy to distinguish against the rest of the Union soldiers for Confederate marksmen to spot and target

along with an additional floral band along the circumference where the stem meets the base

silvering wear on the Wehrmacht Long Service Medal

Narvik Shield – Silver grade

Scabbard is anodized

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now but also sometimes was a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the revere with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,