Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of 7 mm x 74 mm

7 mm x 74 mm

as the force of the explosion blew him right out of his armour-plated stripped FrazerNash40 rear turret

the reverse presenting an engraved Haitin Coat of Arms

55mm (x 76mm including wreath suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of 7 mm x 74 mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, 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, Mnchen, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 20.