Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Medals but it found widespread use

but it found widespread use in all Army branches

Allen developed his Gun business by taking his brother-in-law Charles Thurber as his partner

which dictated a standing army of only 100

and the south was put under the administration of  Pro-Germany Fascist government based in Vichy

This is a great example of an 18th Century Persian Khanjar

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Medals but it found widespread useOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a nice patinated example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Wilhelm Deumer of Ldenscheid, a city with a major garment accessories industry. Deumer is one of the more desirable makers, with a distinctive style and long history. This example in zinc alloy has a lovely patina, and looks to have lost almost all of the original silver wash, and now displays an oxidized gray