Attractive, 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern' (being a maker- ie. '4'- (ie. by: 'Steinhauer & Lück'-) marked specimen that is executed in silverish-grey-coloured and/or zinc-based metal (ie. 'Feinzink')

The attractive - and I deem typical mid- ie. later-war-period - specimen is executed in greyish-silver-coloured- and/or zinc-based metal (ie. 'Feinzink') and comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately worn- ie. most certainly used-), condition. The naturally non-magnetic- and/or non-vaulted cross shows a somewhat blackened- ie. tarnished age-patina but was never cleaned nor polished: it retains, however, most of its typical silverish-grey-coloured finish (as can be seen on the pictures). The cross comes naturally mounted onto its functional (flute-shaped) pin- and/or: period (molded-styled) catch (ie. catch-set-up) which are both present and unaltered (as can be seen on the pictures). The piece - which shows a clearly present makers'-designation '4' -stamped onto its back of its pin (as always by this maker) - comes as found and stored for decades: it was truly never cleaned and is still a bit stained ie. dirty (as can be seen on the pictures). I deem that the KvK 1st class award is a bit underestimated by the collectors' community: they can almost be graded equally as the IC 1st class. Simply an attractive example that was produced by the desirable maker: 'Steinhauer & Lück' and that is I deem accordingly priced!