Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now padded and maker marked "1836

padded and maker marked "1836 JOHNSON MILANO ROMA"

Steputat is fifth on the list

56 mm (h - inclusive of crown adorned with cross)

the reverse with a rayon backer

a War Merit Cross Second Class ribbon with the swords broken off

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Buy Now padded and maker marked "1836(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 an atypical round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 98 mm (w) x 46. 50 mm (h), weighing 20. 3