Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case Auction Footnote: John Footman was an

Footnote:  John Footman was an AB on the "Roebuck" for the first clasp

very fine as well

very nice quality with fine silvering

24th Field Artillery Texas (bronze gilt with red

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case Auction Footnote: John Footman was an(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; 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 plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h); with the majority of its original silver finish intact;