A Second War German War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords Newly Listed maker marked “Heinrich Timm Berlin

maker marked “Heinrich Timm Berlin C19

the Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (dated February 28

measuring 323 mm in length

paper RZM stick placed on the backer of the right end of the belt with “RZM A4/158” and numbered “No

ERII (C-5538 PTE

A Second War German War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords Newly Listed maker marked “Heinrich Timm BerlinA textbook example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in silvered zink; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical needle style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a slightly flattened wire catch; measuring 48. 52 mm x 48. 95 mm; weighing 13. 0 grams; light bubbling on the surface of the badge; better than