Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the requirement was that these

the requirement was that these helmets had to say “Germany” in them before being exported outside of Germany

before being discharged from hospitalization on December 8th

which officially began on July 15th

with all of the gilding being worn off

marked under the pin 62

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the requirement was that these(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,