Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Badges Archive measuring 340 mm in length

measuring 340 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard

reverse illustrating an anchor fronted by a stylized fasces butting a pennant

He became a naturalized American and married 1879

defending every step

date marked "1300" in a Arabic numerals on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Service Badges Archive measuring 340 mm in length(Wehrmacht Dienstabzeichen). A pair of service badges, including a War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords, constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 48. 58 mm (w) x 48. 49