Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive 7 mm (h) inclusive of

7 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-piercedball suspension

He was posted to the Nürnberg 8th SS N

the obverse bearing Berlin studio marks

numbered "830" on the edge

The ID card was issued by the police department of the city of Essen

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive 7 mm (h) inclusive of(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