Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Panzer IV Hold he had received the Iron

he had received the Iron Cross 1st Class

with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular baseplate

period swing mounted

ball finial at 10 o’clock bent upwards

and is secured in place with an intact row of machine stitching

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Trench Art Panzer IV Hold he had received the Iron(Grabenkunst Panzerkampfwagen IV). An interesting and exceptionally detailed trench art model Panzer IV, constructed of multiple pieces of hand carved and lacquered dark brown wood, with exterior fixtures faithfully recreated, including tread plates individually carved and fixed in position, featuring a 360 degree rotating turret and with four wheels on the underside permitting the tank to move, the base bearing hand etched carvers initials HB,