Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the original tan color of

the original tan color of the leather on the body of the helmet visible under the ear flaps

constructed of gilt bronze

750 Gold fineness (or 18 kt)

” measures 33

sewn at the ends as originally worn

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the original tan color of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 20 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, accompanied by its period