Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet certificate_of_authenticity horse hair bush frayed

horse hair bush frayed

demonstrating some oxidation and loss of finish to the core

1917 a new assignment brought him into the 4th Field Sapper Recruit Depot in Jeumont

bronzed and silvered

the obverse bearing a central raised SS-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Third Reich. An Order of the German Eagle, I Class Merit Cross with Case, by Gebrüder Godet certificate_of_authenticity horse hair bush frayed(Deutscher Adlerorden Verdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Instituted 1 May 1937. (1939 1943 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, each joined through the quadrants by a gilded NSDAP style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika on a white enameled disc, the obverse overlaid across the three and nine oclock arms with a pair of crossed swords, the