Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Auction Archive stating that he had seven

stating that he had seven seasons' previous service with the 12th Field Battery New Brunswick

partial maker mark

in addition to the common runner marks from insertion and removal from the scabbard

the obverse consisting of a bed of rich blue enamels

A Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) Pin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Rudolf Souval Auction Archive stating that he had seven(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug and backplate, the latter maker marked with LDO code L58 for Rudolf Souval, Vienna, measuring 48. 07 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), weighing 28. 0 grams, with loss of finish evident, an unusual variant