Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Förster & Barth Auction two Shoulder Titles (silvered bronze

two Shoulder Titles (silvered bronze

general gilt loss and minor oxidation on the integral ball

In his "Eye Report" dated the next day

dual hallmarked and maker marked "KK" (Karnet & Kysely of Prague) on the ring

in gold bullion wire on black fabric

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Förster & Barth Auction two Shoulder Titles (silvered bronze(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 screwback and plate, the plate marked with code L 21 for maker Frster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 44. 57 mm (w) x 44. 53 mm