Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now When the case was opened

When the case was opened it was found to contain explosives

The blade sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard which bears double-sided central fouled anchors

unmarked but known to have been by Hemsley due to the voided areas on either side of the stem of the maple leaf

Chandler retired in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and Commanding Officer of 8 Signal Regiment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords, with Privately-Commissioned Case Buy Now When the case was opened(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 49. 15 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams, accompanied by a period and privately