Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Three Rivers Regiment (three-piece construction

Three Rivers Regiment (three-piece construction

raised rays at the centre of each arm and outlined by a border of enamel

fine toning

enamel chipping on the centrepiece

the final major operation of the Australian forces during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Three Rivers Regiment (three-piece construction(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 16