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Iron Cross first class 1939 clasp ‘Wiederholungsspange’ by ‘B.H. Mayer’
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€ 600,00
Clasp to the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914 (Wiederholungsspange 1939 für das Eiserne Kreuz 1.Klasse 1914).The tombak (Buntmetall) clasp is not visible maker marked but can be attributed to the company of ‘B.H. Mayer’ in Pforzheim
On 1 September 1939 Hitler reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and two new Spangen (Bars) for the first and second class awards to be bestowed to recipients of the 1939 Iron Cross who had also been awarded a first or second class 1914 Iron Cross during WWI.
Shows typical age and wear, with some loss of finish and patina consistent with zinc construction. The pin and catch are intact and functional.