Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1950 Auction the knot with a grey

the knot with a grey wool backer

frayed original ribbon with brooch pinback

slight yellowing evident in the white enamels on the arms

allowing the tunic to be hung when not in wear

partial black embroidery loss on the "D" of "DAK"

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1950 Auction the knot with a grey(Ritterkreuz des Eisernes Kreuzes). Constructed of neusilber and zink, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened zink core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, 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 integral loop and suspension ring retaining an original length of neck ribbon, unmarked but