Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction hallmarks of "Karnet & Kysely

hallmarks of "Karnet & Kysely

the reverse plain bronze with oxidisation marks lower right

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

The cap features a traditional high peak crown with tightly seated and even white corded piping

figures very prominently in Newfoundland history

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction hallmarks of "Karnet & Kysely(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 04 mm (w) x 48. 47 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams, in poor