Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Steinhauer & Lück; Double - Marked Version United Republic of and appears to be factory

and appears to be factory sewn just above the right breast pocket

then transferred to IO Esquimalt Fortress

shield and wreath insignia with pinback

cross is better than extremely fine

on March 4

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Steinhauer & Lück; Double - Marked Version United Republic of and appears to be factoryA textbook example of a double marked Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse) by Steinhauer & Lck of Ldenscheid; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat