Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive initially flying a Messerschmitt Bf

initially flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter

adjustable with dual sliding knots of identical construction

George VI (CONST

88 mm (w) x 44

the single arc of oak leaves and acorns designating it as a Commander/Captain's cap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive initially flying a Messerschmitt Bf(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 hingeand tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code