Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold 1941 by Ecuadorian air defences

1941 by Ecuadorian air defences at Quebrada Seca whilst he was flying in support of ground troops engaged in the Battle of Zarumilla

downward sloping front and rear vulcanfibre visors and a circular "coffee can" style top

" (Uniformed Fireman's Association) in the center

revealing some of the bronze sheen underneath

77mm (w) x 125mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By B.h. Mayer Hold 1941 by Ecuadorian air defences(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobiled swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code L 18 for maker B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 45 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation