Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude the photo can be dated

the photo can be dated to no earlier than late 1938

contact and crazing evident on the leather upper

the padded ring on the underside of each earpiece incorporating a red pressed fabric lining

editor: Linda A Scurlock

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case GTRexclude the photo can be dated(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 an elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,