Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer Archive moved to either side and

moved to either side and the tightener applied

as well as deterioration of the sweatband and soiling to the interior liner

(Karl I Variant)

In bronzed iron

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer Archive moved to either side and(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 bearing a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65