Original Set of Two German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards - One With Swords & One Without 19th Century The leather "scratch guard" on

The leather "scratch guard" on the back of the buckle is missing unfortunately

and the ejector is fully functional

Breitenback

into the helmet and out the communications hole

The elastic still has a lot of spring

Original Set of Two German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards - One With Swords & One Without 19th Century The leather "scratch guard" onOriginal Items: One Set of Two Available. This is a very nice set of two War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class Awards in Silver, one with swords (for combat) and one without. The example with swords was manufactured by Steinhauer & Lck of Ldenscheid, a city with a major garment accessories industry. This early war example in zinc alloy has a lovely patina, though it has lost almost all of the original silver wash, which is common. There are sharp details to