Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now unmarked but known to have

unmarked but known to have been by Hemsley due to the voided areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf

taken captive during the evacuation at Dunkirk)

near Hamilton

and marked with a silver fineness mark denoting Viennese manufacture

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now unmarked but known to have(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, accompanied by a period and privately