Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive some age-appropriate oxidation evident

some age-appropriate oxidation evident

missing its clasp closure

scattered gilt wear evident on the royal monogram of King Frederick IX

with a third stabilizing bar featuring integrated screws to securely hold the apparatus in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive some age-appropriate oxidation evident(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 screwpost retaining an original backplate, the six oclock arm showing an illegible hand etched inscription which is presumably a recipients name, otherwise unmarked but