Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Miniature, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now Knight with Crossed Swords -

Knight with Crossed Swords -  Silver and enamels

reverse engraved S/SGT

leaved on wreath individually enameled as they should be

Peterson suddenly became dislodged and shot upwards to the surface

constructed of brown-painted steel with nickel-silver fittings

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Miniature, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now Knight with Crossed Swords -(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui und Miniatur). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 53 mm (w) x 48. 03 mm (h), weighing 17. 9 grams, including its miniature stick pin, constructed of silvered zink, measuring 9. 48 mm (w) x 9. 53 mm (h),