Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of A 1957 reissue ribbon bar

A 1957 reissue ribbon bar featuring six medals

I overall better than extremely fine condition

slightly chipped enamels on the reverse of the three o’clock arm

chipping evident in the white enamels on the tip of the wreath on the left side)

or the French Resistance

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Deschler & Sohn United Republic of A 1957 reissue ribbon bar(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Mnchen, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 20.