Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive overlaid by raised gilt crosses

overlaid by raised gilt crosses and a crown in a Danzig coat of arms motif

with a semi-sharp blade and a very sharp tip

measuring 36 cm (w) x 21 cm (h)

Pumpkin-coloured celluloid grip features a series of four parallel ridges

consisting of a detailed black-painted Panzer IV

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Archive overlaid by raised gilt crosses(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x