the cabochons intact and free of chipping
crafted in silver gilt (marked “938” for silver content) and extremely well preserved blue
Olive drab wool construction
Der Kyffhäuserbund Seinem Kameraden Badge
seated with a woman who is presumably her mother
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Hold the cabochons intact and free(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint