Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of published in 1933 by Hurst

published in 1933 by Hurst & Blackett Ltd

Solingen: Measuring 370 mm in length with the scabbard on

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3376 Pte T

horizontal backpin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Republic of published in 1933 by Hurst(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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its