Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive missing its eagle suspension and

missing its eagle suspension and ribbon

The Japanese hauled pontoons to the river’s edge while trucks and tanks snaked for miles along the Salween’s bank

measuring 74 mm (w) x 80 mm (h)

Some loss to black lacquer

indicating this may have been manufactured for display purpose

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive missing its eagle suspension and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in