Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and only the slightest runner

and only the slightest runner marks common to the extraction and return of the blade to the scabbard

Skirt Stamp: ET

53 mm x 74

Dark patina on both pieces

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and only the slightest runner(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, 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. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint