Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now but also frequent engine troubles

but also frequent engine troubles

as well as missing its dust jacket

with 38 pages of color plates inserted between pages 1 and 16

Die-stamped gilded bronze

an Air Defence (Luftschutz) Medal

Germany, Imperial. An Embroidered Iron Cross, I Class Buy Now but also frequent engine troublesOf very fine quality with black cotton arms, the outer edges trimmed in white cotton cord, magnetic silvered and blackened iron insignia incorporating the crown, the "W" (Wilhelm) cypher and the date "1914" independently attached via black threading, white cotton backer with a maker's mark stamped in blue ink in the centre, measuring 38 mm x 38. 3 mm, scattered wear patches in black cotton on the arms, near extremely fine. Scarce.