Superb, 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross 1st class) as was executed in the scarcely seen so-called: 'screw-back'-pattern being a non-maker marked example as was (I deem) produced by the maker: 'Steinhauer & Lück'

This is a very attractive example of an: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross 1st class) as was executed in the (actually scarcely seen!) so-called: 'screw-back'-pattern being a typical, non-maker marked example as was (I deem) produced by the maker- ie. company: 'Steinhauer & Lück' as based in Lüdenscheid (ie. 'Hersteller 4') and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit moderately used- and/or with certainty worn-), condition. The cross - which is non-vaulted- ie. non-converse-shaped as more often - has I deem never been cleaned and retains a very nice, somewhat blackened- (ie. tarnished) age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example comes on its functional 'screw-back'- (ie. 'an der Schraube'-) set-up. The small 'pin' (present to additionally and/or firmly attach the cross to a tunic) is also present and in place (as can seen on the pictures). This piece shows a nicely preserved 'blackened' and/or fairly 'satin-like'- ie. 'matted' inner-core that is totally void of any paint-loss (as can be seen on the pictures). It is just a bit dirty and tarnished simply caused by years of storage and/or moderate wear but retains a great unmessed-with and/or uncleaned, age-patina. Still an attractive - and fairly unusually encountered! - IC-first-class that was recently uncovered at a private-houshold in Germany and that was never before part of a collection: I deem that I have priced this attractive IC first-class by the 'S&L'-company according to its very nicely preserved and untouched condition!