Stunning, 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (ie. Iron Cross 1st class) being an (I deem) early-war-period produced- and '26'-marked (ie. by: 'B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt'-produced) example and that comes complete in its specific etui

This is a truly very attractive - and I deem just mininimally used- and/or worn! - example of an: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (ie. Iron Cross 1st class) being an (I deem) fairly early-war-period-produced (and/or: '26'- ie. by the company: 'B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt'-marked- and produced) example that comes complete in its specific (and equally very nicely preserved!) etui as issued and/or recently found. The cross - which is non-vaulted ie. non-converse-shaped as more often - has most certainly never been cleaned and retains a superb age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example - which is an evident specimen as was produced by the: 'B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt'-company as based in the town of Mittwaida in Sachsen - comes naturally mounted onto its functional (pin- ie. pin-/catch) set-up. The piece still shows most of its polished sides (ie. 'polierte Kanten') as can be noticed on the pictures. The back of the cross is just minimally stained (but was never cleaned nor polished though). The (flute-shaped) pin and typical catch (ie. set-up) are naturally unaltered and/or fully functional. The piece shows a clearly present makers'-designation that reads: '26' (stamped into the back of the pin as more often). The etui comes also in a very fine and complete condition: the (regular-shaped) silver-rimmed cross that figures on the etui's top is in a very nice and totally undamaged condition whereas the beige-yellow-coloured- and (simulated) velvet-like interior is also fully present and in place (it does just show some minimal age and/or staining). The cross is - as stated above - a very attractive example that was produced by the maker: 'B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt' as was based in the town of Mittwaida in Sachsen. It was never part of a collection and was recently found at a private-household in Germany. I deem that this very attactive - matching and fully untouched! - early-period IC-set by the 'B.H. Mayer'-company is accordingly priced!

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