Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction in German uniforms) leaving for

in German uniforms) leaving for Eastern Front

the reverse plain bronze with oxidisation marks lower right

hanger engraved "U

there is some tearing which has exposed the slightly-cracked cardboard lining of the sides

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction in German uniforms) leaving for(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 wire catch, the pinback marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 04 mm (w) x 48. 47 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams, in poor