Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei

the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/77” for Förster & Barth

hand embroidered in silver wire

stating that he was on the Reserve of Officers with the 42nd Regiment

with obverse centre exhibiting a superposed coat of arms of the King of Cambodia in Gold

This is a well-preserved First War period German Army EM’s Pickelhaube

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei(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 reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 40 mm (w) x