Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Screwback Version, by C.E. Juncker Buy Now fighting partisans in the Balkans

fighting partisans in the Balkans

the exterior of the lid bearing a stamped mark of “HJ SKI-FÜHRER”

a late-period example in very fine condition

2 mm inclusive of its eagle suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Screwback Version, by C.E. Juncker Buy Now fighting partisans in the Balkans(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui, an Schraubscheibe). 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 central threaded screw post retaining an original matching backplate, with a short stabilizer emanating from the twelve oclock arm, the six oclock arm maker marked with LDO code L