Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction Footnote: Charles Edward Hislop was

Footnote: Charles Edward Hislop was born on February 11

the other half carrying the 1821 pattern

The insignia on the cap consist of a small central tri-colour cockade that is fastened on the top section near the visor’s peak

two prongs fully preserved on the reverse

was also a pilot and was killed in an airplane accident in 1932

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross I Class Auction Footnote: Charles Edward Hislop was(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with an illegible makers mark visible on the pinback, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 15. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue,