Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed with signature black bakelite grip

with signature black bakelite grip plates on either side

the version of which was used between 1918 and 1941

measuring 52 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) (without backer)

" The RCAF had discovered that Farrell had a heart condition while in service

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed with signature black bakelite grip(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round integrated catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 30 mm (w) x 48. 80 mm (h), weighing