Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Province of China Measuring 127x80mm

Measuring 127x80mm

Granger was born approximately 1795 in Thorton

The entire brass chin strap is supported by an intact underlying leather chin strap

jeweller marked "A

with nearly all of its finish lost through age and wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Province of China Measuring 127x80mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 38 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine