Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude IVLII MDCCCIX" (1809) below

IVLII MDCCCIX" (1809) below

and one Ribbon Bar

with evidence of repainting of gilt finish

Oliver Burley of Toronto

This is an extremely unique and well-preserved example of a customized HJ knife

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude IVLII MDCCCIX" (1809) below(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,