Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive illustrating three seagulls constructed of

illustrating three seagulls constructed of twisted silver aluminum wiring above crossed branches

Generalleutnant in 1935

Hungary and Slovakia (September 1944- January 1945)

one with obverse Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label clearly bearing a maker code of “A4/91” and serial number “047852”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction Archive illustrating three seagulls constructed of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.