Original Rare German WWII Screw Back Iron Cross First Class 1939 Awarded to Ace Night Fighter Pilot Kurt Bonow with Signed Letter - EKI Lewis Gun and there are 6 shells

and there are 6 shells / inert cartridges attached to it

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There is also a number 16 stamped to the right of the rectangle

It does not appear to have been ever attached to a uniform

Original Rare German WWII Screw Back Iron Cross First Class 1939 Awarded to Ace Night Fighter Pilot Kurt Bonow with Signed Letter - EKI Lewis Gun and there are 6 shellsOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very rare and sought after "Screw Back" version of the 1939 Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) 1st Class, obtained post war from German WWII Flying Ace Hauptmann Kurt Bonow. which come with some fantastic documentation! Records show that he recorded 8 Aerial Victories during the war, and as a Night Fighter, most of his targets would have been bombers, not other fighters. Also as it was at night, much of the