Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and only the slightest runner

and only the slightest runner marks common to the extraction and return of the blade to the scabbard

and Victory Medal (314655 GNR

Dark patina on both pieces

53 mm x 74

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive and only the slightest runner(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, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint