Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive consisting of a Maltese Cross

consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finals in blue and white enamels

8 mm (w) x 118 mm (l) including its suspensions

Inset into the obverse of the grip is a replacement enameled HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

with oak leaves and acorns in each quadrant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive consisting of a Maltese Cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,