Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of measures approximately 48cm (or 19

measures approximately 48cm (or 19 ¾ inches) in length

published in the United Kingdom in 1988 by Spellmount Limited of Speldhurst

all documents show folding creases and mild discolouration

measuring 31 mm (w) x 57

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of measures approximately 48cm (or 19(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 68 mm (w) x 49. 13 mm (h), weighing