Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wächtler & Lange GTRexclude surface rust evident on the

surface rust evident on the reverse of the buckle and on the receiver

(Medaille für Lebensrettung in Silber)

Four rows of matte silver/aluminum Russian braid

with dark green collars

on loop for suspension (marked but unidentifiable)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wächtler & Lange GTRexclude surface rust evident on the(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 narrow banjo style pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the reverse of the pinback maker