Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive There are twin fullers running

There are twin fullers running from the base of the blade to just past the mid-point

The Distinguished Service Badge (AKA Special Merit Badge) was the highest award of the Patriotic Women's Association (Aikoku Fujinkai)

constructed of a gilded and silvered bronze alloy with enamels

A high quality 1936 Oberbayern Handwerker Ausstellung badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive There are twin fullers running(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Cross Patte 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 47. 98 mm (h),