Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked "E&C" on the

maker marked "E&C" on the ring

21 - The 30th Field Regiment

The scabbard features three magnetic metal adornments

but was mostly inactive due to fuel shortages

(Militär-Verdienstkreuz I

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked "E&C" on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an atypical round wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 98 mm (w) x 46. 50 mm (h), weighing 20. 3