Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction tab is edged with silvery

tab is edged with silvery twisted wire

Taylor with a strength of 32 officers and 954 other ranks

on ribbon with attached eagle from gilded brass

the other lug having been lost to time

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction tab is edged with silvery(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.