Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case Province of China 5 mm (w) x 73

5 mm (w) x 73

measuring 49 mm (w) x 68 mm (l)

consisting of blue-grey leather panels embroidered with a functional spring clip

(Heer Insignien für Mannschaften und Offiziere der Aufklärer/Krafschützentruppe)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Private Purchase Example, with Case Province of China 5 mm (w) x 73(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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire