topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
notably featuring fold-out charts details aircraft and topographical details
consisting of a high ankle
The scabbard is constructed of an aluminum base
light crazing evident on the chinstrap
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 32 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, in near extremely fine condition.