Knight’s Cross with Swords
measuring 79 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)
maker marked on the reverse "GHO" (Gustav Hermann Osang)
the Canadian Officers' Training Corps at the University of Toronto
but with all of its original gilding worn off due to age and wear
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mixed Lot Of War Merit Crosses Newly Listed Knight’s Cross with Swords(Kriegsverdienstkreuze). A mixed lot of three War Merit Crosses, including: 1. A II Class Cross, constructed of bronzed zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 57 mm (w) x 48. 07 mm (h), weighing 16. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition. 2. A II