Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive in stamped steel with bright

in stamped steel with bright anodized finish

the enamels of the arms with gold painted wheat stalks

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 75 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

175 Squadron RCAF

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive in stamped steel with bright(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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 vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a rounded catch; marked L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 43. 74 mm (w) x 43. 75 mm (h);