Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, Cased, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity Truscott and Son

Truscott and Son

ultramarine blue cotton backer

wearing a hunter's hat with an oak leaf and acorn

19 Casualty Clearing Station

the other diagonally on his back and secured from flapping to the waist belt by the strap on the right side

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, Cased, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity Truscott and Son(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern im Etui). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak with crossed swords between the arms of the cross; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a vertical banjo style pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn; measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48.