Germany, Federal Republic. A Mixed Lot of Presentation Cases, Iron Cross and Knight’s Cross, 1957 Versions

(Etui - Ausführung 1957). A mixed lot of presentation cases of post-war manufacture for the accommodation of decorations produced for veteran replacement and collector display, including:

1. One for a 1939 Iron Cross I Class, constructed of a rigid card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the lid bearing a silvered LDO insignia, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a fitted maroon velvet medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w) x 9 cm (l) x 2.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

2. One for a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of a rigid card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a fitted black velvet medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked, measuring 7.5 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (l) x 2.5 cm (h), in extremely fine condition.

3. A second one for a Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, constructed of a rigid card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a fitted black velvet medal bed, closing with a metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w) x 14.5 cm (l) x 2.5 cm (h), the catch no longer functions, in near extremely fine condition.