Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive He first served as a

He first served as a Private (13559)

that he had no previous military service and that his trade was that of Steel Clerk

with four drill holes for wall or door sill attachment

1st Empire 1812 Model 100th Regiment Helmet Plate - In cast bronze

gently uniform removed

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive He first served as a(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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 68 mm (w)