Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class by Deschler & Sohn in Original Box - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Category_Martini-Henry Accessories after evaluating several prototypes (including

after evaluating several prototypes (including a collapsible design from Hotchkiss)

and had a total of nine different variations

suggesting they might be responsible for putting coal in the burner that fires the boiler

and carry satchel

Our example is a a very good condition example of the cavalry carbine version

Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class by Deschler & Sohn in Original Box - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Category_Martini-Henry Accessories after evaluating several prototypes (includingOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver (without swords), manufactured by Deschler & Sohn of Mnchen (Munich) in Bavaria, Germany. This early war example in silver plated Tombak shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross, which has tarnished over the years, giving it a lovely patina. It comes complete with an original leatherette case, as well as the original cardboard box it was