WWII German Iron Cross, 2nd Class All components

All components

Worn during pivotal air campaigns of WWII

or museum acquisition

it was designed by John Moses Browning and others as an improvement over earlier lever-action rifles like the Henry and Winchester Model 1866

a critical antibiotic used in WWII to prevent infection in wounds—a rare find in its original packaging

WWII German Iron Cross, 2nd Class All componentsOriginal German Iron cross Second Class award, instituted in 1939. Features a magnetic iron core with a silvered frame and correct beaded edge detail. Obverse displays the raised swastika with 1939 date; reverse bears the traditional 1813 date honoring the original founding of the Iron Cross. Suspended from its original black, white, and red ribbed ribbon.