A First War Aef "End Of The War" Matchbox Cover 1918 Archive Iron Cross First Class 1939

Iron Cross First Class 1939 - Magnetic

but no doubt German made

attached to the helmet via a u-shaped prong on the back of the cockade and slid behind the shako plate

1 Regiment Medal Bar - Awarded to an Officer of the Regiment

These were the only eyeglasses permitted to be worn in the front lines

A First War Aef "End Of The War" Matchbox Cover 1918 Archive Iron Cross First Class 1939Thick brass, engraved with the Cross of Lorraine on the front panel, with the conjoined initials "NL" above "AEF" (American Expeditionary Force) on the spine and "PONT. A. MOUSSON 11 11 11 18" (the end of the war: 11: 00 am, November 11, 1918) on the back panel, 43. 5 mm x 61. 5 mm x 19. 5 mm, surface wear evident on the rear panel, near extremely fine.