United Kingdom. A First War Leather Cordite Carrier GTRexclude Iron Cross First Class 1939

Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Zimmermann - Magnetic core

measures 27 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

silver-gilt and enamels

originally of Leipzig

United Kingdom. A First War Leather Cordite Carrier GTRexclude Iron Cross First Class 1939A First World War Cordite Carrier, a cylindrical tube constructed of cork, the exterior is covered in a light brown leather. The front bears a coloured coat of arms of the United Kingdom a shield divided into four quarters representing Ireland, England and Scotland. The upper left and lower right quarters of the shield feature the three guardian lions of England. In the top right is the lion rampant, Scotlands royal symbol. In the lower left is a harp