Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class by Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns This rifle started life as

This rifle started life as a muzzle loading P-1853 Rifle Musket as used in the Crimean War

the production of small arms was started

and the Bronze Star Medal

so the markings are most likely spurious in nature

the need for a new hand grenade became obvious

Original German WWII Cased War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class by Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid - Kriegsverdienstkreuz Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns This rifle started life asOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a lovely cased example of a War Merit Cross KvK 1st Class in Silver with swords, manufactured by Wilhelm Deumer of Ldenscheid, a city with a major garment accessories industry. Deumer is one of the more desirable makers, with a distinctive style and long history. This early war example in plated zinc has lost almost all of the silver wash on the cross, which is relatively common due to how the plating ages.