Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Archive miniature Knight in Gold and

miniature Knight in Gold and enamels

undoubtedly silver gilt collars were manufactured during 1916-1918 period

Footnote: Gustav Günther was a miner from Wattenscheid

silvered zink winged-wheel Reichsbahn insignia and swastika affixed to the reverse (all prongs intact - note that on both insignia the right wing is broken off from the wheel)

Wood was discharged upon demobilization at Dispersal Station "N"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Archive miniature Knight in Gold and(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core inside of a ribbed silver alloy frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, with a reinstitution date of 1939 on the six oclock arm, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) 44. 09 mm (h),