Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction five with gilt

five with gilt

but tested as 10Kt

and were struck in bronze for the men

but displaying typical manufacturing characteristics of Steinhauer & Lück of Lüdenscheid

with the bust of Franz Joseph I of Austria attached by two prongs to the shield

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Auction five with gilt(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three decorations, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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