Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case GTRexclude the controls shot away

the controls shot away

measuring 51 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard

the obverse with a circular enameled medallion depicting an Brandenburg eagle

measuring 38 mm (w) x 49

85 mm (h - inclusive integral ring)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class with Case GTRexclude the controls shot away(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire