Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Lt. Eder, K.u.k. Sturmbaon 9, 1917 Archive undulated on the edge at

undulated on the edge at the top of the badge

The book measures 152 mm (w) x 230 mm (h)

and is maker marked “NS62” below the left chin strap buckle (“NS” for Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke

one depicting a Heer NCO on his wedding day

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class To Lt. Eder, K.u.k. Sturmbaon 9, 1917 Archive undulated on the edge atEisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the reverse with an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely