Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Auction ” (“Honour Federation of German

” (“Honour Federation of German War Participants”)

as we had been trained to do at the Lockstedter camp

The inside of the case-back is beautifully decorated and maker marked “G

rust evident on the reverse

in extremely ifne condition

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Auction ” (“Honour Federation of German(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 central threaded lug retaining a backplate in the shape of a Cross Patte, in turn secured in