Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of with a white ink size

with a white ink size mark of “57” visible on the right

and minor age discolouration

the entire handle displaying light contact overall and loose activity

An oval shaped oak wreath in silvered zink

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück United Republic of with a white ink size(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, 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 flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, with characteristics of the firms Type A