reverse with privately constructed backplate affixed to cross via centrel screwpost
in a blue velvetine covered hardshelled presentation case
in extremely fine ondition
high-quality Pour le Mérite manufactured during the closing stages of the Napoleonic Wars
The underside of the skirt is stamped “4778” and “SE64” (Sächische Emailles u
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive reverse with privately constructed backplate(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Descher & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 42 mm (h), weighing 23. 7