Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 26 mm (w) (inclusive of

26 mm (w) (inclusive of wingspan) x 52

then detached from Canadian Army Corps Headquarters to the Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot

measuring 15 mm in diameter

in their hardshelled metal case of issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 26 mm (w) (inclusive of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 15 mm (h), weighing 13. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original