Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Case British Field Gear The liner is in great

The liner is in great shape

The 13th Airborne Division was finally inactivated on 26 February

so the weave is quite thin

so some parts are definitely newer than others

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Case British Field Gear The liner is in greatOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice cased example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim in South Western Germany. This early war example in Tombak shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross. There are sharp details to contours and pebbles to internal cross arms, though there is some flaking and finish loss on the front. Pin back and maker stamped as issued with LDO