A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed Ontario was in #6 Repair

Ontario was in #6 Repair Depot in Trenton

mounted to a 12 mm x 28 mm metal frame with original ribbon with pinback

he was transferred to the 54th Infantry Battalion

The dome itself has an olive green rayon liner

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Deschler & Sohn In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed Ontario was in #6 RepairA textbook example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter); in silvered tombac; vertical banjo style pinback with a sheet metal hinge and a semi rounded wire catch; pinback marked 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen; measuring 48. 46 mm x 48. 60 mm; weighing 23. 7 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior; with a