An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Newly Listed two small hairline cracks on

two small hairline cracks on 12 o'clock arm and 3 o'clock

Sold with a good amount of research including copied pay lists

Footnote: The MVSN (Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale = Volunteer Army for National Security) was the Fascist Militia formed soon after Mussolini's rise to power in 1923 (somewhat equivilant to the NSDAP SturmAbeitelung in Germany)

wrapped in the same blue/black Moroccan leather as the dagger's grip

dated February 8

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt Of Pforzheim Newly Listed two small hairline cracks onA fine textbook example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; maker marked 26 for B. H.