Germany, Wehrmacht. 1939 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden scattered mothing on the gray

scattered mothing on the gray felt underside

the crossguard exhibiting crisp detail

Sternberg (Sternberk)

The pommel and crossguard are the style which we believe to have been produced by WKC

gilt wear around bust

Germany, Wehrmacht. 1939 Iron Cross I Class visually-hidden scattered mothing on the grayA 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 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 Prsidialianzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 44. 33 mm (h),