Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction tied off in a bow

tied off in a bow with Gold clip for the badge at the bottom end

held in place by three rows of stitching

As a Captain in the Reserve for Life Grenadier Regiment I4

Commander  - Commanders Cross

marked on reverse with Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/92” for Karl Wild

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval Auction tied off in a bow(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 round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of