WW2 Merit cross

Hello,
I bought this WW2 Merit cross medal in a Swiss antique market. After buying it, I realised that there are several websites selling the same set, including paper, bag and ribbon and medal, which makes me think if this is a fake object. He explained me that he got it from Germany and that the whole set is original, but I find it odd that everything is in a perfect condition and that websites sell the same set (only difference is the small letters in the papperbag). Does anyone have idea if this is a real merit cross medal, and how I could identify its authenticity?
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@daveydempsey .....?

 

where exactly is this "antique market" ? name ?
the problem with this Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter is the number of appr. 5 million that were given out and that they were awarded mostly to non-combatants and probably not worn by the civilians except the die-hards.

 

This was a market in Fribourg, Switzerland called "Brocante de Fribourg". They sell a variety of stuff including old objects.

Even though 5 millions were given, what puzzles me is the perfect condition of the whole set and finding it in other websites. Except the small letters in the bag (I guess that was the manufacturer, do you know?) everything is the same.

 

Deschler & Sohn, München
here one for 30 €:
https://www.trave-militaria.de/deschler-sohn-muenchen-1/
the Brocante is not the problem, rather the individual seller.

for me it looks okay.

 

the same was given to soldiers, WaffenSS and civilians alike. even war criminals that chased jews in the Eastern Forests or KZ personell without being trheatened by enemy fire were give it.

 

but the easiest would be to wear it at the next Queen's garden party. theey are all of German descent. and when Princess Michael of Kent is sighing "ooooh, dear Papa had one of these as well" then you know it's a real one....

 

This cross is an original.

This war merit cross 2nd class without swords is probably one of the most produced and lowest value 3rd Reich medal.

A few years ago they found a huge hoard of war merit crosses (all variants) at the old Deschler factory in Munich. All brand new and packed up but never delivered from the factory. The cross that started this thread is probably one of those NOS crosses from the Deschler hoard.

 

Many thanks to you all for the great discussion. Ir was ver informative for me!
I guess from my side topic can be closed

 

thank you for the info.
that's not the sole stuff that found its way in brandnew condition into Switzerland and even France in the post war years; some stuff started to show up in Paris flea-markets as well. for non-continentals the situation is hard to understand because they don't realize that the Germans hid away anything "doubtful" - e.g. Mercedes stars when unscrewed still had "Für Führer, Volk und Vaterland" printed in the bottom, even post-war installations to new cars are known - waited till the controls got easier and then sold where the money was . the only country that was very strict on certain items was France and when they caught people with SS stuff , especially the Totenkopf rings, they beat them up and kicked them into jail for while.