Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of the obverse of each bearing

the obverse of each bearing machine-embroidered silver-grey insignia bisected by white threaded bands

The bayonet is in an overall fair condition

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the blade sits firmly within a nickel-plated alloy upper crossguard

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of the obverse of each bearing(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 68 mm (w) x 49. 13 mm (h), weighing