Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now the reverse with a loop

the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws retaining a period original brown leather strap

Sutherland Winner 1869" in the centre

centered on a red-enamelled and silvered bronze star base

the obverse depicting an Iron Cross dated “1870 1871” in the centre within a wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now the reverse with a loop(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 13 mm (w) x