Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by C.E. Juncker Auction with gold bullion and sequined

with gold bullion and sequined leafing at the front on both sides

Includes: Order of Military Merit Cross with Red Distinction (War Service)

Meise survived the war and was briefly held as a prisoner of war (POW) until 25 July 1945

1980 at Ottawa General Hospital in Ottawa

8 - The Percussion Duelling Pistol

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by C.E. Juncker Auction with gold bullion and sequined(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.