Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne United Republic of white and red) horizontal cotton

white and red) horizontal cotton patches sewn back-to-back to the red field of the obverse

within an oak leaf wreath in the centre

The tiger is encompassed by thirty six round

The blade fits nicely into the crossguard which retains its original thin blue leather washer

It was noted in the Clark County Press of Neillsville

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne United Republic of white and red) horizontal cotton(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop