Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now in bronzed brass

in bronzed brass

reverse centrepiece engraved "Hancocks / 410"

with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

exhibiting surface rust and oxidation

15 mm (w) x 56

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Buy Now in bronzed brass(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 backplate and nut,