Germany, Imperial. A Cloth Version Iron Cross 1914, I Class Auction the reverse with a screwback

the reverse with a screwback and plate

signed "With Love Lorne" on the front

with only the insignia displaying some signs of wear

He died on July 31

The Wehrpaß is a second type specimen

Germany, Imperial. A Cloth Version Iron Cross 1914, I Class Auction the reverse with a screwbackAn Iron Cross 1914 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse); An outstanding example of a wartime production cloth version Iron Cross; in extremely detailed embroidery consisting of a vertically ribbed black core with a W embroidered into the centre, and with a 1914 on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, with a twisted silver wire on both sides of the grey frame of the cross; on a grey wool backer; black cotton backer; slightly