Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed black threading giving definition to

black threading giving definition to the base of the crown and the wing

consisting of 1) A very well preserved Blue Division stick pin

which would have made his age 18 years and 8 months upon signing with the 2nd Depot Battalion

5 mm x 73 mm Ribbon Bar

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed black threading giving definition to(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, 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 three central oak