Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed King's Own Calgary Regiment Cap

King's Own Calgary Regiment Cap Badge (three-piece construction

the panels on this example are secured in place with a single bakelite button on the right flap meeting an analogous buttonhole on the left flap

printed signature

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed King's Own Calgary Regiment Cap(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.