Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive loop for suspension marked “1”

loop for suspension marked “1” (Deschler und Sohn

with 24 pages of records and a fold-out chart of Meckert’s weapons training and results

with a thick vertical pinback - marked “H

colourised photo showing some cracking

scattered chipping evident in the red enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive loop for suspension marked “1”(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop