Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now constructed of fine black-white-black vertically

constructed of fine black-white-black vertically ribbed weaving

only approximately 60 awarded in total during WW1

and so it is not uncommon to find this medal in American First World War medal groups

A fine Iron Cross 1939 First Class by a desirable maker

The Black Devils

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now constructed of fine black-white-black vertically(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 reverse 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. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.