Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive stamped Army Air Force on

stamped Army Air Force on exterior

emanating from two sets of vertically-arranged reinforced holes

marked "Papier patentgummiert

a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves

there are diagonal-slit pockets with bakelite buttons on either side of the front of the breeches

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive stamped Army Air Force on(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 68 mm (w) x 48. 34 mm (h), weighing 16. 5 grams, in extremely fine condition.