Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse retaining a label

the reverse retaining a label bearing Springer’s contact information

with the bayonet attached and carrying sling hanging down

the neck badge portraying a blue and white enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and wreath segments in each quadrant

with a gilt royal crown

light wear and marks to exterior

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Screwback Version consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse retaining a label(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a small serrated