Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive with blue inscription on top

with blue inscription on top of the lid

an Aircraft Equipment Administrator patch

with nice patina

he enlisted into the 79th (Manitoba) Battalion at Brandon in November 1915

with thirty-two pages of text printed in black ink

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords; Alternate 1957 Version Archive with blue inscription on topAn example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords alternate de nazified version; consisting of a silvered and frosted Maltese cross with swords between the arms; the obverse depicting a central oak wreath, dated 1939; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; an umarked example; measuring 48. 99 mm (w) x 48. 98 mm (h); weighing 21. 4 grams; slight loss to the finish; in virtually mint condition.