Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed along with holes in the

along with holes in the crossguard and handle for the missing cord and portepee

above the plate sits a silver lion’s head in high relief surrounded by an ornate border

Royal Canadian Artillery was a Signaller with an Observational Post party when they made a sea-borne landing from the Adriatic Sea

They are transmitted by means of contaminated water or food

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed along with holes in the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, accompanied by its period original