The dual cuff patches are red wool backers with silver aluminum wire insignia held in place by pebbled
front cover illustrating the Grand Cross Set of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
on account of conspicuous and gallant conduct
The shorts measure approximately 455 mm across the waist and 548 mm through the legs
light soiling evident on the wool band on the left side
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold The dual cuff patches are(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 86 mm (w) x 47. 27 mm (h), weighing 19. 8 grams, a rare