Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction measuring 110 mm (w) x

measuring 110 mm (w) x 44 mm (h))

surrounded by a blue enameled ring with gilt order motto of “FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER” (“FAITHFUL AND STEADFAST”)

The 1939-45 British War Medal

scabbard has no major dents or imperfections

Constructed of die-stamped aluminum with a black painted wreathed swastika in the eagle’s talons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction measuring 110 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 20 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams,