Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It sits securely within a

It sits securely within a one-piece silvered metal alloy hilt

the arms of the lid exhibiting wear

presenting central maker’s cartouche of Ouizille & Lemoine as official jewelry of the Chancellery of the Legion of Honor

It is felt that this fact may account for the disparity between the officer's continued claim that he was in the position that he actually held after the war

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac It sits securely within a(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of