Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive dated August 26

dated August 26

Lentze was ennobled by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1896 on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Bapaume

5 mm (w) x 52

West Wall Medal

All four screws appear to be original to the dagger and hold the fittings in place well

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn Archive dated August 26(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, presenting as a Maltese Cross, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a wreathed mobile swastika in the center, the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch, marked 1 on the reverse of the catch for maker Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring