Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now 36 mm (h - inclusive

36 mm (h - inclusive of trophy of arms)

a crewman of the blockade runner MS Roda

The blade sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard which bears double-sided central fouled anchors

Chandler retired in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Commanding Officer of 8 Signal Regiment

When the case was opened it was found to contain explosives

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now 36 mm (h - inclusive(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, accompanied by a period and privately