Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of better very fine condition

better very fine condition

credited with 102 victories in 642 combat missions

and flat silver aluminum bullion wires that are embroidered into the shape of a traditional Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Verdienstkreuz für Herren am Bande für Arbeitsjubilare)

with inscription on reverse 8

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of better very fine condition(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an atypical round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 98 mm (w) x 46. 50 mm (h), weighing 20. 3