Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of and pinned with two silvered

and pinned with two silvered bronze rank pips

light wear to reverse blue enamel ring

with two silvered aluminum rank pips and number “16” in silvered aluminum on the obverse of both boards

nickel-silver fittings on the shell show light surface wear and gray  age patina

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of and pinned with two silvered(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 03 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, with loss of