Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed as a Major with the

as a Major with the 6th Field Battery

early style short armed swastika with crossed hammer and sword

nice early quality

Johannesburg

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed as a Major with the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback bearing a