Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords Auction Archive In fire gilded brass

In fire gilded brass

the earpieces linked together at the front via a narrow black leather strip with a chocolate brown wool underside and connected to the body of the scrum via black elastic straps on either side

the interior features a 40 mm wide tan leather sweatband neatly held in place by a row of machine stitching

chipping evident in the red enamels on the centre appliqué ring and on the crescent moon on the suspension

with mobilization headquarters at Watford

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Spanish Cross, Bronze Grade With Swords Auction Archive In fire gilded brass(Spanienkreuz in Bronze mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms joined through the quadrants by Luftwaffe eagles clutching mobile swastikas, set over top of a pair of crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central mobile swastika set within a pebbled ring, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmaked, measuring 56. 53 mm (w) x 55. 86 mm