'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross 1st class) as executed in the so-called: 'screw-back'-pattern being a clearly maker- (ie. 'L/50'-) marked example as was produced by the (very desirable!) maker: 'Gebr. Godet & Co.'

This is an attractive - very desirable and just moderately used- and/or worn - 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, maker- (ie. 'L/50'-) marked example as was produced by the (very desirable!) maker: 'Gebr. Godet & Co.' as was based in the town of Berlin and that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately used- and/or with certainty worn-), condition. The cross - which is minimally vaulted- ie. converse-shaped as more often - has I deem never been cleaned and retains a 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 almost 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. Of additional interest is, moreover, the fact that this example was found with two (leather-based) 'washers' (which were most certainly attached to the cross by the recipient and that assured a steady attachment when worn). Simply 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: 'Gebr. Godet & Co.', accordingly!