Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Paul Meybauer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection Auction Archive 30 Caliber Rifle M1903

30 Caliber Rifle M1903

Silver Grade (zinc

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and the logo of silversmith Wilhelm Binder

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Paul Meybauer, With Case, Dietrich Maerz Collection Auction Archive 30 Caliber Rifle M1903(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 screwback attachment with backplate, marked with LDO code L 13 for maker Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 44. 44 mm (w)