Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Version with Case, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold It is validated by two

It is validated by two blue RKB stamps

retaining a certified black-and-white studio portrait of Arnold with a membership stamp valid for the period between April 1939 and March 1940

on laurel suspension as well as unofficial bow suspension

The throat fixture features dual integral loops for attachment to a hanger

and friction which renders full insertion of the blade into the scabbard impossible

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Brass Core Version with Case, by Ferdinand Hoffstätter Hold It is validated by two(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 flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, maker marked with LDO code L 19 for