Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross, Second Pattern, Type B by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden while two horizontal loops stitched

while two horizontal loops stitched into the tunic just above the same pocket allows for the wear of a medal or ribbon bar

He again ran afoul of the authorities three months later

with the ribbing retaining a period original twisted bronze cord

He was promoted to the rank of SS-Obersturmbannführer on January 30th

light contact but overall better than extremely fine condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross, Second Pattern, Type B by B.H. Mayer visually-hidden while two horizontal loops stitched(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse retaining all four attachment prongs connecting to a period original ribbon, maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H.