Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Archive designating this soldier as a

designating this soldier as a Canadian

The bladder will tolerate not more than three ounces

escorting the King and Queen to India for the Delhi Durbar celebrations in 1911

and today emphasizes its role as a shooting sports association

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Archive designating this soldier as a(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobiled swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code L 18 for maker B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 45 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation