'Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern' being a non-maker-marked specimen by a (by me) unidentified maker as executed in silverish-grey-coloured and/or typical zinc-based metal (ie. 'Feinzink')

The attractive - and I deem typical mid- (ie. later-) war-period and non-vaulted- ie. non-converse-shaped - specimen is executed in (typical) greyish-silver-coloured- and/or zinc-based metal (ie. 'Feinzink') and comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately worn- ie. most certainly used-), condition. The naturally non-magnetic- and/or as stated above non-vaulted cross shows a minimally 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 and unusually 'Buntmetall'-based) pin- and/or: period (molded) catch (ie. catch-set-up) which are both present and unaltered (as can be seen on the pictures). The piece - which is totally void of a makers'-designation - comes as found and stored for decades: it was truly never cleaned and is still a tiny 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 a (by me) unidentified maker ie. 'Hersteller' and that is I deem accordingly priced!