Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Hold 2 - Basket-Hilt Swords (Signed

2 - Basket-Hilt Swords (Signed basket-hilts

the bottom is marked Hutschenreuther Selb

measuring 65 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) overall

with a pebbled exterior incorporating ornate embossed designs

he was admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe on September 24

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Hanau Hold 2 - Basket-Hilt Swords (Signed(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop