Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity with a horseshoe and letter

with a horseshoe and letter “R” at the base

the letters show a certain level of romanticism: “My thoughts are with you

1942 and signed in blue crayon by General der Flieger Ludwig Wolff (1886–1950)

or Ash because the saplings pithy core could be easily bored with a red hot poker or sometimes curly Maple with inlays

including its leather liner and chin strap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity with a horseshoe and letter(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 mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 47. 50 mm (w) x 47. 55 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, accompanied by its period