Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac two leather sliders on the

two leather sliders on the belt

original administrative long service ribbon with dual prong pinback)

Of very good quality make and with excellent details throughout Maker marked "BSW Bruder Schneider Wien" on the pin

3 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

He lasted only four months with the Veterans Guard

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, c. 1940 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac two leather sliders on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of brass and neusilber, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened brass core within a ribbed and silvered 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 raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat