Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval GTRexclude reverse bears patch in center

reverse bears patch in center presenting wear and residue

measuring 105 mm x 37 mm

the suspension loop maker marked “KO” for an unidentified by widely-documented manufacturer

measuring 45 mm x 30 mm

The Allied travel permission document is in four languages

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval GTRexclude reverse bears patch in center(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 wide banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of