A War Service Cross First Class in Presentation Case and with Matching Maker’s Outer Cardboard Box.
The Cross is in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The pin is maker stamped ‘4’ [Steinhauer and Luck, Ludenscheid]. The case is also mint, and is covered in black artificial leather, with a solid image in silver of the Cross printed on the flat lid. Inside it is lined on the lower section in black velvet, and white artificial silk in the top. The outer pale cream cardboard box is somewhat worn and has printed on the top ‘Kriegs Verdienstkreux 1. Klasse’. On the side is printed the maker’s name ‘Steinhauer and Luck, Ludenscheid’, extremely fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Second World War Combat Awards.

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