Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross First Class 1914 with Pinback marked 800 - EKI Spanish Helmets Will Hartwig - Detroit

Will Hartwig - Detroit

the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus

features four non-pleated scalloped pockets

the town was named as Saarlautern (-lautern being a common ending of town and village names in Germany) in an attempt by the NSDAPs to Germanize the town name

The two holes in the tang and lovely oxidized patina show that it has been refit several times

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross First Class 1914 with Pinback marked 800 - EKI Spanish Helmets Will Hartwig - DetroitOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Frederick William in 1813 for gallantry in action, the decoration was revived several times for later conflicts. The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions, but a rare and superior 'Grand Cross' was also awarded for successful field commanders. During WW1 the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types issued. Originally, the Iron Cross was an award of