Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Auction Archive Two seperate boats were launched

Two seperate boats were launched at different times

Instituted 20 May 1871

in addition to the common runner marks from insertion and removal from the scabbard

Gillespie with a strength of 32 officers and 1

A Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) Pin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Auction Archive Two seperate boats were launched(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug and backplate, the latter maker marked with LDO code L58 for Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 48. 07 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 28. 0 grams, with loss of finish evident, an unusual variant