WWI-period, Iron Cross 1st class (or: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse') being a very nicely preserved- (albeit typical non-maker-marked!) example (that was presumably produced in the late thirthies)

The truly very attractive cross - which is a typical somewhat vaulted ie. quite converse-shaped example as is more often encountered - has - I deem - never been cleaned and retains a very nice- (and just minimally tarnished) age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example - which is a magnetic example as more often seen - comes mounted onto its original (and naturally fully functional) 'flute-shaped' pin- and/or (typical) pin-catch set-up (as can be seen on the pictures). The cross - which shows a nicely preserved, 'blackened'- and/or fairly 'satin-like'- ie. somewhat 'shiny'-like 'inner-core' - shows some minimal wear- and/or age but is truly void of any damage: it retains a very nice appearance. 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 (and still retains a fair bit of its 'hochpolierte Kanten'). The IC was (in my opinion) produced in the late thirties by a (by me) unidentified maker. Simply an attractive IC-first-class that was recently uncovered at a private-household and that was never before in a collection: I deem that I have priced this very attractive WWI-period example, accordingly!