Original German WWII KvK War Merit Cross with Swords Lot - One 1st Class and Two 2nd Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz U.S. Replica showing just a bit of

showing just a bit of past oxidation and fouling

In 1940 a version of the M18 was made but with a shallower skirt and in 1943 most M18s and M18/40s were given a coat of matte black paint mixed with sawdust for a textured finish

Because of this and due to the dense fog and fluid conditions of the enemy forces in the area

This Freiherr Von Stein Pattern Sword is very nice and still would have been worn during the period

Original German WWII KvK War Merit Cross with Swords Lot - One 1st Class and Two 2nd Class - Kriegsverdienstkreuz U.S. Replica showing just a bit ofOriginal Items: Only One Set of Three Available. This is a very nice lot of War Merit Cross (KvK) with Swords (German: Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit Schwertern) awards, given for merit directly related to combat. The most common grades we see are the 2nd and 1st Class awards, though there were the lower War Merit Medal and higher Knights Cross of the War Merit cross awards. This set consists of one War Merit Cross 1st Class (KvKI) award and two War Merit