An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Newly Listed wear evident on the corduroy

wear evident on the corduroy upper of the belt

The Select Embodied Militia contained some volunteers but consisted mainly of men drafted by ballot for a year's full-time service

wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area on the interior

LORIOLI FRATELLI VIA BRONZETTI 25 MILANO" on the reverse

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Newly Listed wear evident on the corduroyAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 44. 64 mm x 44. 59 mm; weighing 18. 0 grams; with some scattered