List of War Merit Cross First class makers

Markings can be found on the pins or the reverse of the medal. Maker lists are always a work in progress as the collecting community continues to find new information and examples. Many makers will be found unmarked and identification must be made by studying die patterns.

No Swords:

1 = Deschler
3 or L/11 = Deumer
4 = Steinhauer & Lück
15 = Orth
L/15 = Otto Schickle
L/17 = Hermann Wernstein
L/21 = Foerster & Barth
50 = Gschiermeister
L/52 = C. F.Zimmermann

Swords:

1 or L/10 = Deschler
2 or L/12 = Juncker
3 or L/11 = Deumer
4 or L/16 = Steinhauer & Lück
L/13= Meybauer
15 = Orth
L/15 = Otto Schickle
L/17 = Hermann Wernstein
L/18 = B. H. Mayer
L/21 = Foerster & Barth
43 = Bauer
62 = Kerbach & Österhelt
L/52 = C. F. Zimmermann
L/53 = Hymmen & Co.
L/56 = Funcke & Brüninghaus
L/57 = Beorger
65 = Klein & Quenzer
L/58 = Rudolf Souval
84 = Poellath
100 or L/55 = Wächtler & Lang
107 = Carl Wild
L/18 = Petz & Lorenz