Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive the cords fed through loops

the cords fed through loops on the reverse of its silver gilt with red and green enamelled bolo tie bearing a crescent moon

some loss of finish evident

suspension inscribed "UNITED"

VDA = Volksbund für das Deutschtum im Ausland): Two-piece construction

the housing with a reinforced capsule-shaped hole to secure the frog stud of the bayonet in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive the cords fed through loops(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issues). 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 34 mm (w) x 44. 18 mm (h), weighing 20.