Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Very dark patina on the

Very dark patina on the BWM

Pietro Gerattioti

Flanking the cap band are pebbled magnetic metal buttons which secure in place a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

which support a wide grayish-blue wool-cotton blend belt

Die Bergmütze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Very dark patina on the(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.