Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now wrapped around white cord

wrapped around white cord

but also sometimes was a disadvantage because they were easy to distinguish against the rest of the Union soldiers for Confederate marksmen to spot and target

Scabbard is anodized

There are Rear-Admiral rank insignia sewn in place just above the cuffs on both sleeves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now wrapped around white cord(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the revere 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. 54 mm (h), weighing 23. 5 grams,