Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked United Republic of 1892 in Wandsbek (present day

1892 in Wandsbek (present day district of Hamburg)

while the other shell is marked on the bottom "1942 (date) / 449 with the British Broad Arrow / 1 and H flanked by the British Broad Arrow / C

In bronzed finezink

with a balance due of $100

the cylindrical shaft having experienced pinching

Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked United Republic of 1892 in Wandsbek (present dayA grouping of two Third Reich German War Merit Crosses, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Klein & Quenzer. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised barrel