Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity weighs 114

weighs 114

Thirsk in a Halifax V9982

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

(Heer Gebirgsjäger Fingerring mit Briefe und Insignien)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Carl Dillenius certificate_of_authenticity weighs 114(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