Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive This is a textbook example

This is a textbook example of a wonderfully preserved M42 raw edge helmet with original field green exterior

small rip in silk covering hinge

with Oak  Leaves

a privately purchased example in extremely fine condition

(Fürstrlich Reußisches Ehrenkreuz II

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive This is a textbook example(Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuz mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern 1857 Ausfhrung). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an eyelet retaining combined Oak Leaves and