Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer certificate_of_authenticity the Battalion was broken up

the Battalion was broken up and absorbed into the 4th and 25th Reserve Battalions

"coffee can" style top is secured to the shako by a row of horizontal stitching running through small

but in extremely fine condition overall

he was promoted to Captain on October 8

with its original wrapping paper

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version By Paul Maybauer certificate_of_authenticity the Battalion was broken up(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original silver Cross Patte