Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class GTRexclude buckle shows some wear of

buckle shows some wear of the gilt

where the wound was excised

he attested for the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifles) at Valcartier in September 1914

5 mm to 48 mm x 53

closing with two bakelite buttons

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class GTRexclude buckle shows some wear of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Re instituted September 1st, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of neusilber and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 44. 1 mm (l), weighing