Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive The dagger completes with a

The dagger completes with a nickel-plated pommel

3 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

he received his basic military training in the 6th Company of the 2nd U boat Training Detachment

functional catch and clasp

consisting of a close-up headshot likely retrieved from a newspaper or other publication and pasted to a larger paper backer

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction Archive The dagger completes with a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat and rounded catch,