Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Accompanying the sword is its

Accompanying the sword is its period original scabbard

in silvered bronze (all of the silver wash has been lost due to age and wear)

96 mm (w) x 28

minor discolouration and intermittent warping

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity Accompanying the sword is its(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 06 mm (w) x 47. 30 mm (h),