Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity APRIL 1895 IN TIEFSTER EHRERBIETUNG

APRIL 1895 IN TIEFSTER EHRERBIETUNG VOM DEUTSCHEN NAUTISCHEN VEREIN” (“TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE CHANCELLOR VON BISMARCK ON 1 APRIL 1895 IN DEEP REVERENCE FROM THE GERMAN NAUTICAL ASSOCIATION”)

As he bailed out of Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Werknummer 10616—factory number) he struck the vertical stabilizer

weighs 114

The visor at the front is covered in matching field-gray wool

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity APRIL 1895 IN TIEFSTER EHRERBIETUNG(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 wide vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker