Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold measuring 75 mm (w) x

measuring 75 mm (w) x 40 mm (h)

A copy of “Waffen-SS (2)” from Osprey Publishing’s series on the history and uniforms of the Waffen-SS

the exterior trimmed with black cotton tresses

engraver marked "KRAFFT F" and inscribed in Latin "JOSEPHUS II

married Nancy Brooks Frank

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Hold measuring 75 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather