Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity (Schutzmannschaft Insignien)

(Schutzmannschaft Insignien)

Post 1945 Rothe Copy

the manufacturer's mark is obscured by the intensity of the paint job

capsule-shaped and covered in a pebbled leather wrap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wagner & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity (Schutzmannschaft Insignien)(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire