Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold however except for page 1

however except for page 1 they are blank

oval shaped silvered bronze

1st Class at U

each of which has an upper fabricated from a fine silvered bullion wire

The Summer of 1917 was a busy one for Gibson

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold however except for page 1(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 42 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 3 grams, accompanied by its period original