Germany. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive WWI 38th Infantry Battalion Royal

WWI 38th Infantry Battalion Royal Ottawa Battalion Pin

25mm (x 45mm including crown suspension)

"F" indicating the steel manufacturer

measuring 26 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)

Germany. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive WWI 38th Infantry Battalion Royal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern mit Etui). A maltese cross in silvered zink; 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 banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 46. 63 mm (w) x 46. 74 mm (h); weighing 19. 1 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue,