Superb, WWI-period Iron Cross 1st class (or: 'Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse') being a nicely preserved- (albeit typical non-maker-marked-) example that comes mounted onto its (unusual!) functional 'screw-back'- (ie. 'an der Schraube'-) set-up

The truly attractive cross - which is a typical nicely vaulted ie. quite converse-shaped example as is more often encountered - has - I deem - never been cleaned and retains a very nice- (albeit somewhat tarnished) age-patina and/or great pronounced detail. This example - which is a magnetic example as more often seen - comes mounted onto its very unusual, original (and naturally fully functional) 'screw-back'- (ie. 'an der Schraube'-) 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 void of any real damage: it retains a very nice appearance overall. 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. The IC on offer here comes with its (typical) 'screw-back'-plate that shows the patent-designation ie. numeral that reads: 'D.R.G.M. 653146' and also comes with its period (genuine silver-based?) secondary plate (as can be noticed on the pictures). Simply an attractive - and with certainly rarely seen! - 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 attractive WWI-period 'variant'-example, accordingly!

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