Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Archive Mounted to a typical Japanese-style

Mounted to a typical Japanese-style suspension

maker marked “RZM M19” for “Robert Hauschild

especially at the bottom of the two breast pockets

circumscribed Leopold Grosherzog von Baden

Production of these clasps ceased in 1986

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Archive Mounted to a typical Japanese-style(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 31 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h); weighing 26. 0 grams; with the majority of its original