Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold measuring 83x136mm

measuring 83x136mm

with seven rows of two holes each for length adjustment

first prize for Officer’s marksmanship competition

The 31st took part in the First Afghan War (1839-42)

A fine quality manufacture

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold measuring 83x136mm(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 with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin,