Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Prinzen Size, Ii Pattern Archive The crossguard is part of

The crossguard is part of a single peace that extends through the rest of the handle and completes in a curved hilt that complements the quillon

with a small chip in the enamels on the lower portion of the reverse of the twelve o’clock arm

circlet in the centre bearing “Royal Canadian Militia Haldimand”

sterling silver gilt with red

the son of Thomas James Dicks and Elizabeth Dicks (nee Bailey)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross Ii Class, Prinzen Size, Ii Pattern Archive The crossguard is part of(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Instituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set on top of a trapezoid bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining both attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 24. 54 mm (w) x 24. 52 mm (h), weighing 4. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.