First World War items
World War 1
Cased WW1 Non-Combatant 5-Piece Medal Bar
WW1 5-Piece Medal Bar (Ordenspange) including a rare Non-Combatant WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class, Baden War Merit Cross and a Non-Combatant Hindenburg Cross. The medal bar comes in its regrettably damaged original storage case. Stunning and rare original Medal-Bar!
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class 'Otto Schickle'
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse). Rare non-magnatic one-piece construction cross. The cross is not maker marked but can be attributed to production by the company of 'Otto Schickle' from Pforzheim. Rare original cross in very good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 'Z'
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked with a 'Z' possibly indicating production by the company 'Zeich' from Berlin. The cross comes with its original 12cms long sized ribbon. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class!
Miniature 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class
Miniature 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) sewn to small pieces of ribbon. Attached a handwritten paper tag 'Ordensbänder von Väterchen getragen' (Medal ribbons worn by Father). Decorative original 1870 miniature!
Cased WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The 'WILM' marked cross comes with its original ribbon, nicely stored in a privately purchased type maroon-red coloured presentation case. Nice and decorative original set in very good condition!
Cased WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class 'WS'
Cased WW1 Iron Cross First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse). The cross is maker marked with 'WS' - 'Wagner & Sohn' from Berlin. The cross comes in its original early wartime type case. Desirable original set in good condition!
Cased 'Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer'
Cased Hindenburg Cross (Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer). The cross comes in its original brown coloured etui. On the inside of the case is printed 'Treue um Treue, von Hindenburg'. Nice set in good used condition!
WW1 Wound Badge in Black
WW1 Wound Badge in Black (Verwundeten Abzeichen in Schwarz 1918). The magnetic steel badge is complete with its functional pin and catch. The badge is not visible maker marked. Nice example in good used condition!
WW1 Wound Badge in Black - cut-out
WW1 wound badge in black (Verwundeten Abzeichen in Schwarz 1918). The magnetic steel badge is not visible maker marked, this is the harder to find cut-out variant (durchbrochen). Nice example in good used condition!
Prussian Shooting Lanyard
Prussian Shooting Lanyard (Preußen Schützenschnur) having one acorn attached being the second grade ('2.Stufe). This is a lanyard as intended for wear by Prussian Infantry. Nice original WW1 Period Marksmanship Lanyard in good condition!
4-Piece 'Bandspange'
4-piece 'Bandspange' for the WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class, an Austrian Medal, the Hindenburg Cross with Swords and the Westwall Medal. This is larger 10cms wide version. Nice 'Bandspange' to upgrade an officer's tunic with!
'Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer'
Hindenburg Cross for Participants 1914-18 (Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer). The cross is maker marked with 'G.6', the cross is complete with its original ribbon. Nice original cross in very good condition!
WW1 4-Piece Ribbon Bar
World War 1 4-piece Ribbon Bar (Bandspange) for the WW1 Hindenburg Cross with Swords and three Austrian medals. Nice original WW1 ribbon bar!
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'Franz Ritter von Epp' Portrait Photgraph
Nice original World War 1 period portrait photograph, depicting 'Franz Ritter von Epp'. For his war service, Epp received numerous medals, of which the Pour le Mérite (29 May 1918) was the most significant. Nice and decorative original postcard!
WW1 2-Piece Medal Bar
WW1 2-Piece Medal Bar (Ordenspange), consisting of a WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class and a Bremen 'Hanseatenkreuz'. The hanseatic cross regrettably is showing some enamel damage. Nice original medal bar in good used condition!
'Bandspange' for the WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class
'Bandspange' for the WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The Bandspange is of the larger 2,5 cms wide version and is in good used, naturally fully functional, condition. Nice 'Bandspange' to upgrade a tunic with!
WW1 4-Piece Luxury Ribbon Bar
World War 1 4-piece Luxury Ribbon Bar (Bandspange) for the WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class, Bavarian Military Merit Cross, the Hindenburg Cross with Swords and another medal. Nice original WW1 ribbon bar!