Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Auction The Arthus Bertrand Eagle: The

The Arthus Bertrand Eagle: The Arthurs Bertrand Eagle is identified on page 78 of Minor Myers Jr

The cap measures approximately 255 mm (w) x 270 mm (l) x 165 mm (h)

inscribed "FÜR DIE GRABSTÄTTEN DER GEFALLENEN HELDEN VON" above and "- 1914 - LIMANOWA - TARNOW - GORLICE - 1915 - " (the three Polishconflicts) below

the right tab with a set of SS runes in silvered aluminum bullion wire tightly wrapped around a white fabric core

with total loss of silver finish evident in addition to repair of the reverse rivet securing the obverse eagle in place

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Gebrüder Godet Auction The Arthus Bertrand Eagle: The(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patt with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 50 for Gebrder Godet,