Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction gilt wear on the reverse

gilt wear on the reverse

spine inscribed "ROYAL AIR FORCE" with "BRITISH MADE" at either end

7 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

suffering an inflammation in the joint and spent the remainder of the war in England at various locations

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction gilt wear on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 44. 00