Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now circumscribed by name and title

circumscribed by name and title and topped by a royal crown

An extremely well-preserved HJ member’s knife

The Master

23 mm (h) weighing 19

each measuring 45 mm (w) x 70 mm (l)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now circumscribed by name and title(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 40 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, an exceptional example in near mint condition.