An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Fritz Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Archive bottom arm marked "Fr 938

bottom arm marked "Fr 938 "

with ring)

The underside of the collar is lined in wool cloth and has been reinforced by the use of stitching in a zig zag pattern

blockade runners badge

An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Fritz Zimmermann Of Stuttgart Archive bottom arm marked "Fr 938An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a slightly rounded wire catch; marked 6 on the pinback for Fritz