Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Variation B with Case, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac either for personal heroism or

either for personal heroism or

He is credited with fifteen aerial victories

Hard Shelled design on both the lid and base

oxidation is evident to the core and the frame has partially separated along the seam of the six o’clock arm

It is skillfully crafted in extremely soft light-grey wool with fold-down side and back panels with gently sloping

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, Variation B with Case, by B.H. Mayer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac either for personal heroism or(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 1. 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, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the