Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive traces of black enamels remain

traces of black enamels remain on the numbering

measuring 487 mm in total length

On October 18

When it did not arrive over base shortly after this fix

One platoon guarded the Battalion Headquarters camp at Bessbrook

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive traces of black enamels remain(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 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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.