Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords - Unmarked - Kriegsverdienstkreuz U.S. Militaria and the USMC adopted it

and the USMC adopted it as the USMC

with some spots where the original gilt finish peeks out

the Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Setagaya Factory

This handwritten letter was written on April 30

Original German WWII War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class with Swords - Unmarked - Kriegsverdienstkreuz U.S. Militaria and the USMC adopted itOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very attractive example of the German WWII War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords, known in German as the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern, or KVK 1st Class. The decoration appears to be an earlier quality silvered Buntmetall or tombak example, rather than the zinc construction more frequently encountered on later war production. The obverse retains excellent definition throughout, with the