Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by C.E. Juncker United Republic of 23cm x 16cm

23cm x 16cm

and red pebbled enamels

in silvered non-magnetic metal

each of the tips bearing the image of a fasces

with a functional push button spring release connecting to a clip emanating from the ricasso to release the scabbard lock

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by C.E. Juncker United Republic of 23cm x 16cm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tomback, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a C shaped flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 49. 10 mm (w) x 48.