Repetition Clasp for the Iron Cross First Class – Deumer

Product Description: This Repetition Clasp for the Iron Cross First Class is a fine example of this scarce award. It’s made of Tombak, a brass alloy. The obverse shows only extremely slight wear, with crisp detail and a bold look to the design. The original silver finish is completely intact, and shows an even, dark, uncleaned patina. The reverse of this Spange is flat and smooth, with some appealing rainbow toning. There is no maker mark, but this variant is known to have been made by the firm of Wilhelm Deumer in Lüdenscheid. The hardware is textbook for this maker, with a small block hinge, needle pin and characteristic “C” catch. The pin is functional, and there is no damage, or any sign of repair. This Repetition Clasp for the Iron Cross First Class remains in excellent condition.

Historical Description: When Adolf Hitler reinstituted the historical Iron Cross was decoration on September 1, 1939, he also instituted a special new award, the “Wiederholungsspange,” to recognize people who had earned the 1914 Iron Cross during WWI and whose actions in this new war merited being awarded the Iron Cross again. There were two different patterns of this Spange, for the First and Second Classes of the Iron Cross. Both of them took the form of a German national eagle and swastika emblem, with outstretched wings, over a bar with the date “1939.” The First-Class award had a pin attachment or screw back, to enable it to be worn on the uniform pocket over the 1914 Iron Cross. Some combo-type awards are also known, with the Spange fastened to the top arm of the 1914 cross. The Second Class Spange had two or four prongs on the reverse and was affixed to a length of 1914 pattern Iron Cross ribbon. Most of the Spange awards were made of a brass alloy (Buntmetall) with a silver finish, while late war examples were produced from zinc. As with most German combat awards, there were many variations of the Spange produced, including miniature awards for the ribbon bar.

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