Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of with SS EM/NCO buckle construction

with SS EM/NCO buckle construction in prior years being from nickel and then aluminum and eventually a few were even made in zinc

(garnisonsverwendungfähig Heimat)

Pforzheim” printed in black gothic lettering on the reverse

All four screws appear to be original to the dagger and hold the fittings in place well

Burke graduated from Santa Monica Junior College in Santa Monica

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of with SS EM/NCO buckle construction(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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, measuring 44. 20