Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction constructed of machine-embroidered threading on

constructed of machine-embroidered threading on a tan-coloured rayon background

A finely made star in silver gilt

and it is my opinion that he would be much better off working for his living than doing next to nothing around hospital

marked "METALL-SAMMLUNG 1914-15" (Metal Collection 1914-15) on the inside

Two additional polished magnetic metal fixtures are secured to the throat and upper third of the scabbard

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction constructed of machine-embroidered threading on(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei