Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Non-matched Case Russian Artillery 9 10/17/1944 Cologne (#157) Paul

9    10/17/1944    Cologne (#157)     Paul F

but lands and grooves are still visible

By dusk on March 14th

has two rows of brim stitching indicating a early transitional specimen

as generally believed travel backwards into the firer's eyes

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords by Otto Schickle with Non-matched Case Russian Artillery 9 10/17/1944 Cologne (#157) PaulOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Otto Schickle of Pforzheim. This early war example in Tombak shows frosted finish on silver maltese cross. Sharp details to contours and pebbles to internal cross arms. Pin back and maker stamped as issued L 15 (Otto Schickle) on the top of the pin. The cross still retains a lot of the silvering, with lovely oxide