Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive The hewer is accompanied by

The hewer is accompanied by its period original scabbard

and fingerprint

167 mm x 211 mm)

He had stated that he was discharged from front service after being wounded in 1942

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive The hewer is accompanied by(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 49 mm (w) x 44. 40 mm (h), weighing 17. 3 grams, in better than