Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Buy Now This is a very well-preserved

This is a very well-preserved Kriegsmarine EM/NCO’s M41 tropical field cap

the red enamelling on "CCCP" having been lost to time

Kertz re-enlisted in the Bundeswehr and rose to the rank of Colonel of Reserves before retiring in 1967

"United" trophy-of-arms suspension

Germany, Federal Republic. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example by Rudolf Souval, c. 1970 Buy Now This is a very well-preserved(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). Constructed of iron with gilded metal, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and gilded frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop and suspension ring retaining a period original length of neck