Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude pinback with double stays

pinback with double stays

1st Class of the House Order of Henry the Lion

a very hard to find armband

Wooden handle with one dent among the eagle and fits tight to the crossguard

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude pinback with double staysAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class alternate de nazified version; consisting of a 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 three pointed stem of oak leaves with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked;