Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Buy Now the Carl Zeiss optics firm

the Carl Zeiss optics firm of Jena developed specific protective flight goggles that became the standard pattern for other manufacturers

Miniature (bronze

The underside of the visor and neck guard are synthetic and finished in green

Germania Shanghai 1873" Cross Two-piece construction

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Buy Now the Carl Zeiss optics firmA well preserved example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 47. 79 mm (w) x 48.