Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Archive very good / fine condition

very good / fine condition

Mittweida) - Magnetic core

embossed on lid with A

received his Memorial Plaque and Scroll

engraver marked with the initials "CT" (C

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer Archive very good / fine condition(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period