Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet United Republic of with a row of piping

with a row of piping constructed of red-white-black thread along the top edge

gilt metal (magnetic)

Infantry Officer’s School Shoulder Boards

was given membership no

The crossbody pouch-belt shows wear due to use

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Gebrüder Godet United Republic of with a row of piping(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse an 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 threaded screw post retaining an oval backplate