Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction Archive single vertical pin with plastic

single vertical pin with plastic cap on reverse

Independent Force and Germany 1918*

The interior of the cap had been (war time) modified by the wearer

SOHN MÜNCHEN 9" on the reverse

As soon as the enemy came into view Colonel Bullock and his men opened fire

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction Archive single vertical pin with plastic(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse shows a vertical pinback, black barrel hinge soldered to its side, a round wire catch affixed directly to the backplate in a C shape, unmarked, measures 44. 67 mm (w) x 44. 19 mm (h),