Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Screwback certificate_of_authenticity scoring his first victory only

scoring his first victory only two weeks after being assigned

when the party came upon 2 more machineguns

measuring 48 mm (w) x 27 mm (h)

published in Wien/Vienna by the Hof-und Staatsdruckerei in 1811

inscribed “Krieger-Verein Fechingen”

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class, Screwback certificate_of_authenticity scoring his first victory only(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a 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 lug and backplate with a nut, the nut bearing a silver content number of 800 with a star,