Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden An extremely well preserved example

An extremely well preserved example of a 1944 Small-Caliber (Klein-Kaliber Gewehr) Master Shooting award

part of the 709th Infantry Division

with only part of the original stampings remaining

45 mm (w) x 30

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden An extremely well preserved example(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a type