Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Julius Bauer Söhne United Republic of measuring approximately 17cm (6 3/4

measuring approximately 17cm (6 3/4 inches) by 11cm (4 inches)

the letter opener shows minor scratching and loss of finish

Spanish-style castles in the corners of the cross indicating a past camp commander

and I Class

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Julius Bauer Söhne United Republic of measuring approximately 17cm (6 3/4(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 08 mm (w) x 47.