Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Auction 1916 with shell shock experienced

1916 with shell shock experienced during the Second battle of Ypres

LEVESON-GOWER

at the newly opened Camp Valcartier in Quebec

with leather tab emboss stamped with the "DRANSFELD & Co MENDEN 7 W" maker mark and dated "1936" on the obverse and emboss stamped "L

fraying evident on the bullion knots and loop

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Screwback Version Auction 1916 with shell shock experiencedAn Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain with a screwback assembly and a single pointed stud for stabilization; measuring 44. 44 mm (w) x 44. 06 mm (h); weighing 20. 8 grams; the core of the