LDO Cased 2nd Class Spange by L/53

German WWII > Awards and Medals > Iron Cross Series > 2nd Class Spange

Here we have a private purchased Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. Klasse 1939 (Wiederholungsspange) by L/53 - Hymmen & Co. of Lüdenscheid. The 2nd Class Spange to the Iron Cross 1939 (Repetition Clasp) was awarded to individuals who has received the 2nd class Iron Cross in WWI and would have earned the 2nd class Iron Cross in WWII. The award is constructed out of a die struck zinc base that has been silver washed. The obverse of the badge depicts a German national eagle, with out-stretched wings clutching a wreathed swastika within its talons and is above a trapezoid shaped pebbled bannered that reads "1939". The full back reverse is clearly maker marked, within a rectangular border: "L/53" (Hymmen & Co. of Lüdenscheid) and retains all four soldered on tombak flatwire prongs. It measures approximately 1 1/4 inches wide and tall. The award comes with its appropriate black and white rayon ribbon and is housed in its LDO case. The two piece case is constructed out of a cardboard base that has been folded and glued together. It has a blue grained simulated leather exterior and a tan brown paper interior and pearl felt based. The interior of the lid is marked, in black: "LDO" within an oval and rectangular border. The case measures approximately 1 5/8 inches wide by 2 3/8 inches long by ½ an inch thick. The edges were ripped and were glued them back together. A quality set!