Germany, Third Reich. An Officer’s Sword, 1933-1945 Auction Archive Mertsch won the German Cross

Mertsch won the German Cross in Gold in September 1943 and would go on to be the artillery commander of  XIII SS-Armeekorps and finished the war commanding a Kampfgruppe in Czechoslovakia

surrounded by a white enamelled ring inscribed SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS (IF GOD IS WITH US

accompanied by very well-preserved full-length sash with bow at ends

maker marked with the Thomas L

His agent of note was Cox and Company of Charing Cross

Germany, Third Reich. An Officer’s Sword, 1933-1945 Auction Archive Mertsch won the German CrossThe sword measures at 91 cm in total length, with a solid silver blade measuring 2 cm wide and has no engravings along the blade. The hilt is in brass and features a pommel in the shape of a lion head which transitions into a floral relief pattern. The lion head features glass cut rubies for eyes. The German Imperial Eagle is depicted alongside the bottom on the hilt. The scabbard is in all black, with a silver clip affixed to it. There is minor