Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Pinned into the peak of

Pinned into the peak of the cap is a second pattern Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

The Great War 1914-18

presenting maker’s mark of Arthus Bertrand & Co

He farmed for years in the west and took refuge in his trade

Quick victory was already a distant memory for either side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Pinned into the peak of(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 78 mm (w) x 42. 72 mm (h), weighing