Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia

Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia on navy blue wool

There are four raised arms with delicate linework and four sets of three ball details spread out evenly around the obverse

printed in Wittenberg

indicating this may have been manufactured for display purpose

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive Pilot Wings (three-colour embroidered insignia(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 62 mm (h), weighing 23. 6 grams, in