Stunning, 'EK 1. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross 1st class) as executed in the scarcely seen so-called: 'screw-back'-pattern being a maker- (ie. 'L/11'-) marked example that comes stored in its accompanying (and equally marked!) etui as issued

This is a truly attractive - and I deem hardly ie. only minimally used- ie. worn - example of an: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse' (or: Iron Cross 1st class) as was executed in the scarcely observed, so-called: 'screw-back'-pattern being a (typical) maker- 'L/11'-) marked example as was produced by desirable 'Hersteller' (ie. maker) named: 'Wilh. Deumer 'as was based in the town of Lüdenscheid and that comes stored in its typical (and equally 'L/11'-) marked etui and that comes in an overall very nice- (I deem only minimally used- ie. worn-), condition. The cross - which is a typical non-vaulted (ie. non-converse-shaped) example - has with certainty never been cleaned and retains a minimally blackened- (ie. tarnished-) age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example comes naturally mounted onto its fully 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 naturally also present and in place (as can be seen on the pictures). This piece - which shows a nicely 'blackened' and/or fairly 'satin-like'- (ie. somewhat 'matted') inner-core - just shows some minimal wear but is totally void of any paint-loss (as can be seen on the pictures). The cross 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: it also retains a fair bit of its polished-sides (ie. 'hochpolierte Kanten') as can be seen on the pictures. The black-coloured etui comes in an equally nicely preserved condition: it is, however, void of an IC-illustration on its top (as more often) and just shows some minimal age and/or staining (of additional interest is, moreover, the fact that it shows a tiny, white-toned 'L/11'-stamp on its back). Moreover, does it show a golden-toned 'LDO'-designation on the inside of its top-lid. Also the fact that this example still retains its period-applied cloth protection-washers (as can be noticed on the pictures) is unusual. The neat set was recently found as such at a German private-household and was never before in collectors'-hands. I deem that I have priced this truly very attractive - and only minimally worn! - 'screw-back'-pattern IC first-class-set by the 'Wilhelm Deumer'-company, accordingly!