Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne visually-hidden two brass snap caps placed

two brass snap caps placed in the upper and lower corners on the left end

maker marked “HOPEATEOS” for the Helsinki-based firm

when his Harrard Aircraft #3065 caught fire and crashed landed in East Templeton

Grand Cross (gold and enamels

with a single hook and eye closure placed between the third and fourth button positions

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne visually-hidden two brass snap caps placed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 49. 33 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams,