Germany, Wehrmacht. A Core For A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Buy Now 33 mm (w) x 63

33 mm (w) x 63

The Wilkinson Sword Company made the knife with minor pommel and grip design variations

7 mm (l) x 34 mm (h)

horizontal pin with a "come-under" locking catch

London Gazette 9 October 1915:

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Core For A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Buy Now 33 mm (w) x 63(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse Herzstck). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 38. 22 mm (w) x 38. 10 mm (h), weighing 10. 6 grams, in very fine condition.