Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction number hand engraved "3958" on

number hand engraved "3958" on the reverse

that is slightly loose versus the helmet

Several envelopes sent to the Starzecki family or Leo’s little sister

On November 25

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction number hand engraved "3958" on(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer,