Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version certificate_of_authenticity Original ribbon with safety pin

Original ribbon with safety pin attachment

eagle and swastika in patinated tombac

000 passed through Imphal into Assam

typical Dachau manufactured SS Collar tab

one with the ends stitched together

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Engraved Version certificate_of_authenticity Original ribbon with safety pin(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, engraved with the date 16. 10. 16, measuring 42. 20 mm (w) x 42. 27 mm (h), weighing 15.