Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Second Pattern, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive opening to reveal a detailed

opening to reveal a detailed pen and ink illustration of a Heer sniper in position in a first

while "39" is the year of production - 1939

but was instead used to bombard coastal targets in Poland at the outbreak of the Second World War

the small pocket on the front lined in dark gray wool

together with its maker’s mark stamped twice

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Second Pattern, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Auction Archive opening to reveal a detailed(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated atop a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs, in turn connecting to a period original ribbon, unmarked but