Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Combatant Awards

(Auszeichnungen für Kämpfer). A pair of Wehrmacht combatant awards, including:

1. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “4” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 48.93 mm (w) x 48.05 mm (h), weighing 17.8 grams, demonstrating near-total loss of silver finish to the base metal, in very fine condition.

2. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 36.45 mm (w) x 44.15 mm (h), weighing 32.7 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high-contact points, in extremely fine condition.