Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive All on dark blue melton

All on dark blue melton

Footnote: John Lamont was with the 72nd Foot

A lot of uniform insignia for Officer ranks

with crossed bayonets and a Cross Pattée

4th Class for Four Years Service -  Silvered bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive All on dark blue melton(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 48. 4 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case,