Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of 1mm (h- to top of

1mm (h- to top of ring suspension)

Displaying a nice texture in the wool

It features a 780 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a slight upward curvature

the buckle constructed of bronze

In the first war he had served with the 8th Reserve Battalion F

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Republic of 1mm (h- to top of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a