Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity 1942 and signed in blue

1942 and signed in blue crayon by General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff (1886–1950)

or Ash because the saplings pithy core could be easily bored with a red hot poker or sometimes curly Maple with inlays

1st Class Knight's Cross with Swords - Multi-piece construction

fraying and interruptions evident in the silver bullion on the strap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity 1942 and signed in blue(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period