Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of including the hilt

including the hilt

" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department)

marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL"

one at the rank of Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

measuring 49 mm x 34 mm

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of including the hilt(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h); with the majority of its original silver finish intact;