Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Type A, By B.h. Mayer Buy Now Mayes was to begin a

Mayes was to begin a streak of unprofessional conduct and misbehaviour that would follow him throughout the war

with dark blue wool backing on reverse

800 Silver with Case - Silver frame

each with a 23 mm wide securing strap covered by an overlaying weather protecting flap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Type A, By B.h. Mayer Buy Now Mayes was to begin a(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz I Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a large wreathed mobile swastika, with a shield at the bottom bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 19 mm (w) x 30. 50 mm (h), accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of heavy card stock