Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive an eight-point silver star composed

an eight-point silver star composed of clusters of seven faceted rays of increasing lengths

true cross

GAUNT LONDON" on their reverses

circumscribed “Quinque Lustra”

reverse with an unusual integral bracket with dual prong pin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Archive an eight-point silver star composed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Descher & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 42 mm (h), weighing 23. 7