Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer United Republic of reverse with large French style

reverse with large French style pin assembly and dual stays

when the absence of smoke would allow us to obtain a view of the scene

Gold Grade by Marker 30 - In tombac

A high quality manufacture example

was assigned to occupation duty in Bordeaux

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer United Republic of reverse with large French style(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for