Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker certificate_of_authenticity subsequently sent to Order Chancellery

subsequently sent to Order Chancellery where missing part was replaced

measuring 38 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard

measuring 134 mm (w) x 60 mm (h)

50mm (without suspension)

Also the beastly pressure

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker certificate_of_authenticity subsequently sent to Order Chancellery(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 rounded catch, maker