Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold the obverse with central dates

the obverse with central dates “1912-1913”

The award document is equally well preserved with the ink on the document crisp and very legible

A rare and well-preserved 1933 edition of Deutsche Uniformen Album : SA SS HJ (German Uniform Album: SA SS HJ)

An example of a third reich period manufacture “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse applique in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, Recipient-Personalized Example, By Wilhelm Deumer Hold the obverse with central dates(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, also bearing hand etched recipient initials of G. W. and a date of