Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He narrowly avoided capture while

He narrowly avoided capture while enemy troops jumped across the crevasse

This high-quality example remains in an overall better than very fine condition

1917 to February 20

46 mm x 116 mm

Black Grade (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic He narrowly avoided capture while(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 threaded screw post retaining an oval backplate