A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the

maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse (partly obscured under the clasp hinge)

The foot portion of the boots are constructed of two glossy leather panels with a large forward panel by the instep and a smaller rear panel covering the heel

hallmarked and numbered "14446" on reverse

1919 and sent back to Leipzig

Naming is shaved and privately re-engraved on the QSM and officially impressed on the WWI medals

A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords By Wilhelm Deumer Of Lüdenscheid Auction Archive maker marked "TIPTAFT" on theA mid war example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid underneath the pin; measuring 47. 62 mm x 47. 30 mm; weighing 19. 1 grams; light to