An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Marked; In Its Case Of Issue By Meybauer certificate_of_authenticity Captain von Vollard-Bockelberg joined the

Captain von Vollard-Bockelberg joined the High Command of the Eighth Army in August 1914 as a General Staff Officer

in a herringbone pattern

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oxidation spot on the parachute strings

Hammer & Söhne

An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Marked; In Its Case Of Issue By Meybauer certificate_of_authenticity Captain von Vollard-Bockelberg joined theA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914; silver frame with a blackened iron (magnetic) core; vaulted; slender banjo style vertical pin with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; maker marked with the makers stylized logo; with Pfengal Pringl scratched into the reverse; measuring 42. 65 mm x 42. 38 mm; weighing 16. 8 grams. Accompanied by its case of issue; constructed of heavy pressed paper with a lightly textured black faux leather (leatherette)