Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle GTRexclude a steel blue secondhand partially

a steel blue secondhand partially obscures the 12 o’clock position

Although Turkic peoples had been perceived initially as “racially inferior”

with a coated metal spring on the interior of the scabbard that holds the knife in place once returned to the scabbard

Kleintierzuchtverein

A 1937 badge for the day of the NSDAP for the district of Chemnitz

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Otto Schickle GTRexclude a steel blue secondhand partially(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L15 for Otto Schikle, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 26 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 15. 7 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, in near extremely fine condition.