Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles"

25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles" Collar Tab (in browning brass

scattered gilt wear evident on the royal monogram of King Frederick IX

some age-appropriate oxidation evident

with a third stabilizing bar featuring integrated screws to securely hold the apparatus in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive 25th Infantry Battalion "Victoria Rifles"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, the six oclock arm showing an illegible hand etched inscription which is presumably a recipients name, otherwise unmarked but