A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed soiling evident on the reverse

soiling evident on the reverse but the photograph has inherited only minor spotting

A Miniature Austrian Order of Franz Joseph in Gold

Edith May Preece of Marysville

Military Merit Order 4th Class

When Wehrmacht Heer style shoulder straps were introduced into the SS

A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed soiling evident on the reverseA fine quality War merit Cross First Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in heavily silvered bronze; with a vertical banko style pinback and a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked L 15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the obverse of the pin; measuring 49. 24 mm x 49. 25 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)