Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold measuring 44 mm (w) x

measuring 44 mm (w) x 50 mm (h - inclusive of integral suspension)

Rickett and NZ-41449 Sergeant (Wireless Air Gunner) H

dated 21 February 1926

with modern sash

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold measuring 44 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 25 mm (w) x 46. 64 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.