An Italian First War Balkan Campaign Cross Auction Archive Iron Cross First Class 1914

Iron Cross First Class 1914 - Silver & Named - Magnetic Core

The blade's ricasso is maker marked with ORIGINAL EICKHORN SOLINGEN insignia

1) Glider Pilot wings constructed of silvered bronze

A Heer officer’s dress dagger hanger

affixed to a ribbon measuring 30 mm (w) x 285 mm (l)

An Italian First War Balkan Campaign Cross Auction Archive Iron Cross First Class 1914An Italian First War Balkan Campaign Cross Silvered bronze with white, black, gray and orange enamels, unmarked, 39. 5 x 39. 5 mm, intact enamels, silvering wear evident on the reverse, light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: This cross was awarded to Italians serving in the Balkans (Macedonia, Albania) during the First World War. Scarce.