Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, K.a.g. Archive these units were mobilized exclusively

these units were mobilized exclusively on the Western front

ray tips slightly bent inwards

Footnote:The L in Artillery Regiment 16 (L) stands for Luftwaffe

later buckles were machine produced starting in mid 1945

with a static black enameled swastika in the center

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, K.a.g. Archive these units were mobilized exclusively(1914 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse) Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm II 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 Issue). A 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, presenting as a Cross Pate of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper