Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity and a day trip to

and a day trip to Potsdam

the award affixed to a red card backer via two prongs

A well-preserved edition of “Military Breech-Loading Rifles”

68 mm (w) x 28 mm (h)

multi-strand necklace around his neck

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity and a day trip to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a 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. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.