Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Case Auction A 1939 NSDAP Altena/Lüdenscheid badge

A 1939 NSDAP Altena/Lüdenscheid badge (13-14

which in turn sits flush with the wooden handle that shows only minimal shrinkage from age

the maker mark in silver ink with some of the type visible but most of it has faded with time and wear

together with 92nd Motorized Regiment

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Case Auction A 1939 NSDAP Altena/Lüdenscheid badge(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the