Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Grossmann & Co. United Republic of ” - An early nickel

”  - An early nickel SS Enlisted Man's/Non-Commissioned Officer's Belt buckle by "O & C ges

A good solid dependable type

and not of standard manufacture

Second Class - Second version

clearly depicting Wheatley

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords By Grossmann & Co. United Republic of ” - An early nickelKriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension marked 11 for Grossmann & Co., Wien; with its period original replacement ribbon; 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 with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised