Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased I. Class Iron Cross 1939, by Steinhauer & Lück

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross pattée 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 banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch, marked “L/16” and “4” - both for “Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid”, measuring 44.10 mm (w) x 44.10 mm (h); weighing 18.3 grams. Accompanied by its presentation case of issue, constructed of heavy card stock, with a lightly textured black faux leather (leatherette) exterior, with a lined interior lid - embossed with an “LDO” mark in gold, a slotted medal bed, an intact interior fabric hinge cover, a functional spring catch and stud release, and a functional exterior metal hinge, measuring 68 mm (w) x 67 mm (h), with light to moderate veining on the core of the cross, in overall very fine condition.