An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar Oberstein Archive extensive gilt loss evident overall

extensive gilt loss evident overall

A SS Totenkopf Sturmbann Konzentrazionslager Groß Rosen identification tag

however raised mounting marks remain

with the eagle welded to the wreath

The decorative cartouche above the laurel wreath

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar Oberstein Archive extensive gilt loss evident overallAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross pattee of multi piece construction, with a blackened iron core (magnetic)within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central movile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; the catch maker marked 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein;