Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity one small scuff on the

one small scuff on the main strap's upper

He was employed as a Farm Carter (a person employed by a farmer to take produce and other items to market

on old original ribbon

Statement of Death

1830-1846 issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity one small scuff on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern mit Etui). A Maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked 1 on the reverse of the catch for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen; measuring 48. 38 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm