Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive very attractive and scarce star

very attractive and scarce star

' The Irish Cavalry fared marginally better by reduction to squadron strength and amalgamation with English regiments

with contact marks and surface wear

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 331 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

white cardboard insert placed within the base and incorporating a recessed medal bed in navy blue felt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive very attractive and scarce star(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for Ferdinand Hoffsttter,