Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of the handle is constructed of

the handle is constructed of black bakelite

Louise Harris of Toronto

a copy of his RCAF WWII Service Certificate

SCHULTZ" at the base of the bust on the obverse

maker markings “RZM M 9/50 Steinhauer & Lück

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Republic of the handle is constructed of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 44 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h),