Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive the blade measuring 108 mm

the blade measuring 108 mm in length

" and "2nd CLASS" on the lid

Brigade informed re runners going forward to (Lt

The celluloid grip is cream-coloured

obverse marked "O

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive the blade measuring 108 mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 14 mm (w) x 48. 02 mm (h), weighing 14. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case,