Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with approximately 10 mm of

with approximately 10 mm of the board inserted into the structure of the tunic

but only maker of this insignia was Ludwig Bertsch

Original WWII period photo and original ink signature

1910 in Wadersloh (western Germany) and became a carpenter

featuring a headliner constructed of three sheets of white faux leather

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with approximately 10 mm of(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 barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the core demonstrating