Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1960 Newly Listed The cap measures 280 mm

The cap measures 280 mm (w) x 110 mm (h)

George VI (JOHN KENNEDY)

The reverse of the crossguard is inset with a functional push-button release connecting to a spring clip emanating from the blade’s ricasso

impressed "122603" on the reverse

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1960 Newly Listed The cap measures 280 mm(Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, Museumsstck). 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop retaining a suspension loop and original shortened length of