Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold " (Uniformed Fireman's Association) in

" (Uniformed Fireman's Association) in the center

77mm (w) x 125mm (h)

from August 1

postage stamped and dated 2 October 1935

slight oxidation around sword features on right half of star

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold " (Uniformed Fireman's Association) in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobiled swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code L 18 for maker B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 45 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation