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Title Iron Cross, 1st class, 1914
Nationality German
Period c 1914-18
Price £120.00

This is the classic gallantry award for WW1, given when the award of the EK2 was deemed insufficient recognition. Hitler wore one, earned as a despatch runner! This cross is maker marked 'KO', a prolific maker, particularly of 2nd class Iron Crosses.

Sadly, all the black paint has been removed and there is some minor rust patination to the cross. However, all the silver seams are intact and the silver frame shows average wear and tear for an item from this period. The frames on these 1st class Iron Crosses are almost invariably unhallmarked silver, as are the frames for the 2nd class examples. The pin on the reverse has a certain amount of distortion from use over the years and wobbles somewhat at the hinge end.

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[Militaria : Medals : German : 20th Century]

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The bayonet has safely arrived this this morning. Thank you very much for professional and highest quality service. Looking forward to do the business again.

S F, UK, 21.04.2012

Wanted to let you know the items arrived today. Great job on the packing. Too often I buy very expensive and irreplaceable items from the UK and they get sent barely packed to protect them from the various postal services - appreciate you going the extra mile to insure it arrived in the shape it left. Thanks again, look forward to doing business with you in the future. Items were very nice, exactly as offered.

M M, USA, 18.03.2010

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