Germany. An Iron Cross 1939, First Class Hold WWII Calgary Regiment (Tank) Cap

WWII Calgary Regiment (Tank) Cap Badge - Four-piece construction

circular type crowned profile

maker marked “M9/7 - Foerster & Barth

one enamel flake on reverse lower arm

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939, First Class Hold WWII Calgary Regiment (Tank) CapA well preserved example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 44. 15 mm (w) x 44. 18