Attractive - and moderately used! - Iron Cross 1st class (or: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse') as executed in the scarcely seen so-called: 'screw-back'- (ie. 'An der Schraube'-) pattern being an 'L/54'- (= 'Schauerte & Höhfeld'-) marked example

This is an attractive - truly used and/or worn but nevertheless very desirable! - example of an Iron Cross 1st class (or: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse') being a nicely preserved example as was executed in the scarcely observed, so-called: 'screw-back'- (ie. 'An der Schraube'-) pattern, being a clearly 'L/54'- (= 'Schauerte & Höhfeld'-) marked example that comes in an overall nice- (albeit moderately used- and/or worn-), condition. The cross - which is a (typical) non-vaulted ie. non-converse-shaped as to be expected - has I deem never been cleaned and retains a neat, somewhat blackened- ie. tarnished age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example - which is an evident specimen as produced by the: 'Schauerte & Höhfeld'-company based in the town of Lüdenscheid - comes mounted onto its functional 'screw-back'- (ie. 'an der Schraube'-) set-up. The small-sized 'pin' (present to additionally and firmly attach the cross onto a tunic) is naturally also present and in place (as can be seen on the pictures). This piece - which shows a 'blackened' and/or fairly 'satin-like'- ie. 'matted' inner core that shows wear and minimal paint-loss - has all the specific specifications of a by: 'Schauerte & Höhfeld'-produced screw-back-IC (the makers'-code 'L/54' is stamped in the lower-section on the back as to be expected). 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. Simply an attractive - and fairly unusually encountered! - IC-first-class that was recently uncovered at a private-houshold and that was never before part of a collection: I deem that I have priced this attractive IC first-class by this desirable maker, accordingly!

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