Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection certificate_of_authenticity triple staple-bound)

triple staple-bound)

Dark yellow-coloured celluloid grip exhibits crazing but is free of chipping

marked “Aus Erobertem Geschütz” (Out of conquered cannons) on rim

1870-1918 - Knight’s Cross First Class with Swords (1870-1918)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Wilhelm Deumer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection certificate_of_authenticity triple staple-bound)(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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the six oclock arm marked with a Prsidialkanzlei number