Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Übergröße Variant, by Frank & Reif Newly Listed A unique SS letter opener

A unique SS letter opener

Julius Atzenhofer-Baumgartner

Leeds (Sherburn) and Newcastle-on-Tyne (Cramlington)

an uncommon set in near extremely fine condition

Two Army Pith Helmet Shields

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Übergröße Variant, by Frank & Reif Newly Listed A unique SS letter opener(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse, bergre). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 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 mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked but