Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic presenting as a Cross Patée

presenting as a Cross Patée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border with mark of “935

by Rudolf Kahl

pin missing on reverse

who could also recommend foreigners for the award

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic presenting as a Cross Patée(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker