Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive cufftitle is approximately 32mm tall

cufftitle is approximately 32mm tall

and covered with Moroccan dark blue leather

and Medical Officer's "Hauptmann" Shoulder Board (four rows of gray embroidered and fine silvered aluminum wire wrapped around an off-white cord

WILM” for the Berlin-based silversmith

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive cufftitle is approximately 32mm tall(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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.