Germany, Imperial. A Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A size mark of “57”

A size mark of “57” is stamped onto the crown in black ink

featuring clusters of three gilded rays in each quadrant

And it is all documented by decades of archival research and the inspection of countless surviving rifles throughout the English-speaking world

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Footnote: William Murton (Father) was born on September 8

Germany, Imperial. A Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic A size mark of “57”(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). A lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. One constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from 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 reverse with three central oak leaves, the six