Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth GTRexclude J/15721 Pilot Officer Leslie Lewis

J/15721 Pilot Officer Leslie Lewis Garner

the twelfth conjoined wreath split into two pieces at the ends of the chain

with some loss of finish revealing the bronze core underneath

Footnote: These daggers were last used in the short war against Germany in April 1941 in Yugoslavia

the exterior of the lid embossed “Flugzeugführerabz” in golden lettering

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth GTRexclude J/15721 Pilot Officer Leslie Lewis(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 38 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine