Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold Just above the u-shaped bracket

Just above the u-shaped bracket there is sleeve stitched in place

crisp details and very fine quality enamels

A Soldbuch zugleich Personalausweis (Paybook - also Identity Card) issued to Arthur Wojnecki (b

as ghastly head wounds convinced planners that protective headgear was required

surrounded by an open-ended wreath

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Paul Meybauer Hold Just above the u-shaped bracket(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 a central threaded lug retaining a backplate in the shape of a Cross Patte, in turn secured in