Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold 1917" (September 1917) in black

1917" (September 1917) in black ink handwritten script

with modern sash

in the London Borough of Wandsworth

Rickett and NZ-41449 Sergeant (Wireless Air Gunner) H

The accompanying sheath fully wrapped in leather from the blade entry point to the tip

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Hold 1917" (September 1917) in black(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 25 mm (w) x 46. 64 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.