Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Auction fraying evident on the bullion

fraying evident on the bullion knots and loop

As such it was commonly used in the ME Bf 109

2b aeroplane and was designated an Ace

at the newly opened Camp Valcartier in Quebec

on the border between of Germany and Holland

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Auction fraying evident on the bullionAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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 screwback assembly and a single pointed stud for stabilization; measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 44. 06 mm (h); weighing 20. 8 grams; the core of the