Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold illustrating the airship LZ 121

illustrating the airship LZ 121 in flight over a cityscape

reverse with date of 1918 II

It features a 260 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi-sharpened edges

The soldier could wear the stick pin instead of having to sport the full size badge

In original Garrand & Co case of issue

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold illustrating the airship LZ 121(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 an elongated block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round