Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version, Private Purchase Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Generalmajor Ärmelabzeichen)

(Generalmajor Ärmelabzeichen)

each constructed of ribbed field-grey cotton twill and trimmed with light green piping

with two diagonally angled slash hip pockets with rectangular flaps

Madison County

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class, Screwback Version, Private Purchase Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic (Generalmajor Ärmelabzeichen)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted August 5th, 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A fine example of a private purchase jeweler made Iron Cross 1914 First Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central W, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a Royal Crown, the reverse