Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Buy Now ball hinge

ball hinge

and scratching and oxidation of the scabbard with fatigue to the leather strap

measuring 63 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

stamped numbers on the edge do not line up

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross, Exhibition Example Buy Now ball hinge(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuz). A very fine quality cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the