Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction The handle is composed of

The handle is composed of a wooden core wrapped in a layer of ribbed rayskin

but it was later renewed following the restoration of Estonian independence

topped by a royal Hessian crown

LON:DIV: R

measuring 170 mm (w) x 310 mm (l)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction The handle is composed of(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,