Attractive medal-set: 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter' being a non-maker-marked (and 'Buntmetall'-based!) specimen that comes stored in its original, luxuriously-styled KvK-etui by the maker: (ie. 'Hersteller') 'Kerbach & Oesterh...

The award is a truly attractive (albeit as more often non-maker-marked, so-called: 'Buntmetall'- (ie. 'Tombak-') based specimen that was just moderately used and/or worn: it came still stored in its original (and truly fairly luxuriously-styled!) black-coloured etui as produced, issued and/or stored for decades. The attractive - and I deem typical early-war-period - specimen is executed in bright-silver-coloured- and/or: 'Buntmetall'-based metal and comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately worn- and used-), condition. The naturally non-magnetic- and/or non-vaulted cross shows a somewhat tarnished age-patina but has not recently been cleaned or polished: it still retains most of its 'frosted' silverish-coloured finish and retains a fair bit of its high-polished sides (ie. 'hochpolierte Kanten') as can be seen on the pictures. The cross comes naturally mounted onto its functional (straight-shaped) pin- and/or: period catch (ie. catch-set-up) which are both present and unaltered (as can be seen on the pictures). The piece - which is void of a makers'-designation (as more often encountered by pieces produced by this maker) - comes as found and/or stored for decades. The etui comes in an equally nicely preserved condition: it is fully functional (and shows the printed, detailed and/or silverish-grey-coloured 'KvK'-symbol on its top). The etui has a fully preserved, black-coloured- (ie. velvet-based-) interior-section that also shows the printed makers-designation: 'Kerbach & Oesterhelt - Dresden A1' printed into its lid (as can be seen on the pictures). Simply a nice occasion to acquire an attractive and fully complete: 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwerter'-set for a justified price!