Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class, C.1900 Auction Archive maker marked “G/FR

maker marked “G/FR

marked "808" and maker marked in Russian "ГП" (GP) and "AG" on the 106 mm long crossguard

He was invalided to England aboard a Hospital Ship

illustrating an enlisted man in a trench coat at the left

the middle pair of the original four pairs and the pair furthest from the end having been added by the owner

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross, Ii Class, C.1900 Auction Archive maker marked “G/FR(Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbers on the lower arm, a raised crown on the