An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed 24 Squadron in France

24 Squadron in France

The 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade was composed of the 43rd (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) Battalion

in thick cardstock with a black faux leather exterior

(Reichsluftschutzbund = RLB): Navy blue and white embroidered insignia on blue cotton

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer In Its Original Case Of Issue Newly Listed 24 Squadron in FranceA fine Iron Cross 1939 First Class by a desirable maker; with a silver frame and a blackened iron core (magnetic); vertical pinback (marked 65 for Klein & Quenzer of Idar Oberstein) with a functional hinge catch assembly; measuring 44. 13 mm x 44. 18 mm; weighing 20. 3 grams; patina on the frame and with the black paint on the swastika (Hakenkreuz) worn off. Accompanied by its original case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a textured