Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive four with dual push pins

four with dual push pins

236 mm x 354 mm

Footnote: this clasp is well illustrated in Dietrich Maerz/George Stimson Book “The Iron Cross 1st Class”

The sweatband is crafted out of thin brown leather that is perforated towards the front of the cap

stating that he has previous military service with the 5th Battalion

Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive four with dual push pinsAn example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1914 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 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse inscribed Dr. A. Baumann; with a vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch with the addition of a clasp to keep the cross from