Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now 25 mm (w) x 47

25 mm (w) x 47

the leather remaining smooth and relatively supple for its age and activity level

(This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger)

cross loose versus the star base

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now 25 mm (w) x 47(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a vaulted 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring