Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the son of Civil War

the son of Civil War general Rufus King

He was trained with the 98K Rifle and with the 34 Machine Gun

5mm(width) x 26

golden-tan colored rayon diamond patterned tress chevrons on the outer sides of inverted triangular black wool base

gilt wear on the clips

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class United Republic of the son of Civil War(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 65 mm (h), weighing 17. 8