Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude in the traditional police helmet

in the traditional police helmet style

the interior cap is hallmarked denoting sterling silver quality of

23 mm x 112 mm)

He was buried in his uniform and wrapped within a mattress cover

A very well-preserved German Forestry Association official’s cutlass

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class GTRexclude in the traditional police helmet(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, 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 narrow block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,