Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude GAUNT LONDON" and marked "MADE

GAUNT LONDON" and marked "MADE IN ENGLAND" at the base

14225" on the sweatband on both sides

fraying of the VM ribbon

a black ink Reichsluftschutzbund (National Air Raid Protection League) stamp

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude GAUNT LONDON" and marked "MADE(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 34 mm (w) x 48. 05 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish, in extremely