Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic marked with “STH” (Der Stahlhelm)

marked with “STH” (Der Stahlhelm) and “Ges

Stamped onto the left flap is a Reichsbetriebsnummer of “0/0794/0021” indicating manufacture by Spiesshofer & Braun

one arm of the cross and center re-enameled

but was discharged at the end of the year

In die stamped aluminum with aluminum faceplate affixed by 4 prongs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic marked with “STH” (Der Stahlhelm)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 48. 49