Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now (Croce commemorativa della 1a armata)

(Croce commemorativa della 1a armata)

surface wear and dark patina

Of the photos that have been dated

Footnote: The Battle of Näfels was fought on April 9

the reverse bears a single vertical screwpost with backplate and closure (featuring two integral loops)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now (Croce commemorativa della 1a armata)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its