Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity The Rifles have sometimes been

The Rifles have sometimes been called upon to help quell civil disruptions in Montreal and Valleyfield

Instituted 1936

Junior Technician Rank Sleeve Patch (light blue embroidered insignia

large photo of Sharman with Foreign Office stamps

and Breast Badge (silver with black and white enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue certificate_of_authenticity The Rifles have sometimes been(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central date of 1939 within a laurel wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 70 mm (w) x 49. 34 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition.