Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross 1st Class KvKI with Swords by Gottlieb & Wagner - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Scottish Militaria with the charcoal artist’s enhancements

with the charcoal artist’s enhancements done in the early portion of the 20th Century

The repaint is well retained

This wonderful canvas or linen flag measures a small 25 x 38 inches

The Chassepot rifle of 1866 was a single shot bolt-action rifle and was among the best of its kind in 1866

While largely replaced by the M203

Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross 1st Class KvKI with Swords by Gottlieb & Wagner - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Scottish Militaria with the charcoal artist’s enhancementsOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice cased example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Gottlieb & Wagner of Idar Oberstein a. d. Nahe, a very rare maker that we have only seen once before. This mid war example in zinc alloy has a lovely patina, and still has some of the original silver wash present on the edges and pin, while the rest now shows an oxidized zinc patina. There are sharp details to