Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed gold bullion wire on lilac

gold bullion wire on lilac cloth backing

unmarked but with physical characteristics of French manufacture

stamped “BERLIN” on tab

measuring 35 mm (w) x 54 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

While with the Fort Garry Horse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Newly Listed gold bullion wire on lilac(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.