Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The scabbard is non original

The scabbard is non original to this dagger - it is constructed of steel with nickel-silver fittings

and was married to his wife Rose prior to enlisting for the First World War on March 15

the obverse bears a red enamel cross on a white background

for which he received the Knight’s Cross

15 - Territorial Army Infantry: 1920 to 1947

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By K.a.g. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The scabbard is non original(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker