$1,595.00
This is a consignment item. It is a privately-purchased 1870 Iron Cross. The cross is flat (non vaulted). The paint is very clean and in fine condition, overall. It rates about 97%. The frame has an extra fine patina on it, and has not been cleaned in decades. The reverse features a mirrored finish and a swollen pin. It displays no hallmarks for either the manufacturer or its silver content. It is most likely a later example from approximately 1885 through 1905.
This is a consignment item. It is a privately-purchased 1870 Iron Cross. The cross is flat (non vaulted). The paint is very clean and in fine condition, overall. It rates about 97%. The frame has an extra fine patina on it, and has not been cleaned in decades. The reverse features a mirrored finish and a swollen pin. It displays no hallmarks for either the manufacturer or its silver content. It is most likely a later example from approximately 1885 through 1905.
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This is a consignment item. It is a privately-purchased 1870 Iron Cross. The cross is flat (non vaulted). The paint is very clean and in fine condition, overall. It rates about 97%. The frame has an extra fine patina on it, and has not been cleaned in decades. The reverse features a mirrored finish and a swollen pin. It displays no hallmarks for either the manufacturer or its silver content. It is most likely a later example from approximately 1885 through 1905.
$650.00
This is a mini group to an officer who received the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. His name was Hauptmann d. L. II Karl Pletscher. As indicated on the document, Pletscher was a member of Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr 30. At the time of the award he was forty-four years-old and hardly a youngster. The award document measures 6 1/4″ x 8.” It features the award date (1. April 1918) and the regimental commander’s signature (he was a major). [This illustrates the officers’ attrition rate by the late war, having a major command a regiment instead of an oberst]. A privately-purchased EK 1 accompanies the document. The Iron Cross is a “KO-manufactured,” flat (non vaulted) model, which was the primary, issued 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. We can see the KO hallmark under the reverse’s catch. A large-format photograph depicts Pletscher when he was a younger officer, probably as a leutnant around the turn of the 20th Century. A 10 September 1918 clipping from Berlin’s Allgemeiner Anzeiger zum Militär Wochenblatt (General Gazette Weekly Newspaper for the Military) accompanies the mini group. It features several soldiers’ obituaries, including Pletscher’s. His mentions that he died on the battlefield on 10 August 1918, exactly a month before the obituary notice. This is an interesting, and ultimately, touching, group of items.
This is a mini group to an officer who received the 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. His name was Hauptmann d. L. II Karl Pletscher. As indicated on the document, Pletscher was a member of Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr 30. At the time of the award he was forty-four years-old and hardly a youngster. The award document measures 6 1/4″ x 8.” It features the award date (1. April 1918) and the regimental commander’s signature (he was a major). [This illustrates the officers’ attrition rate by the late war, having a major command a regiment instead of an oberst]. A privately-purchased EK 1 accompanies the document. The Iron Cross is a “KO-manufactured,” flat (non vaulted) model, which was the primary, issued 1914 Iron Cross 1st Class. We can see the KO hallmark under the reverse’s catch. A large-format photograph depicts Pletscher when he was a younger officer, probably as a leutnant around the turn of the 20th Century. A 10 September 1918 clipping from Berlin’s Allgemeiner Anzeiger zum Militär Wochenblatt (General Gazette Weekly Newspaper for the Military) accompanies the mini group. It features several soldiers’ obituaries, including Pletscher’s. His mentions that he died on the battlefield on 10 August 1918, exactly a month before the obituary notice. This is an interesting, and ultimately, touching, group of items.
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$795.00
This is a flat (non vaulted) Iron Cross of the issue style. The paint on the obverse is excellent and rates at about 98%. This is a custom-made Iron Cross. Its reverse boasts a fine, swollen pin. On the pin we see the manufacturer’s hallmark, K.A.G. The Iron Cross is housed in a black leatherette presentation case. The case is in excellent condition. An Iron Cross’s outline is embossed in silver on the outer lid. Inside, we see a white silk upper lid. The bottom lid is a cream color. The Iron Cross fits well in the case
This is a flat (non vaulted) Iron Cross of the issue style. The paint on the obverse is excellent and rates at about 98%. This is a custom-made Iron Cross. Its reverse boasts a fine, swollen pin. On the pin we see the manufacturer’s hallmark, K.A.G. The Iron Cross is housed in a black leatherette presentation case. The case is in excellent condition. An Iron Cross’s outline is embossed in silver on the outer lid. Inside, we see a white silk upper lid. The bottom lid is a cream color. The Iron Cross fits well in the case
$295.00
This is a marvelous framed commemoration of his service during WW I for a German soldier. The period frame is black with gold interior highlights, sports a glass front cover, and measures 19 ½” x 23 ½.” Kaiser Wilhelm II’s portrait appears at the extremely colorful print’s top. Flanking him are the Kings of Saxony and Bavaria, as well as the Grand Dukes of Baden and Hesse-Darmstadt. Decorative motifs that are both military and patriotic in nature cover the print. A careful examination reveals the figures of three soldiers whose heads have been replaced by pasted-in black and white photos of the same soldier. One pose reveals his shoulder straps, which are for Infanterie-Regiment Nr 66. An actual 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class has been pasted to the print’s bottom center. Clearly the featured soldier won it during WW I. The presentation’s overall condition is very fine. [Due to the size and nature of this item, additional shipping and handling will be required. Please CONTACT US BY E-MAIL so that we can arrange shipping for you]!
This is a marvelous framed commemoration of his service during WW I for a German soldier. The period frame is black with gold interior highlights, sports a glass front cover, and measures 19 ½” x 23 ½.” Kaiser Wilhelm II’s portrait appears at the extremely colorful print’s top. Flanking him are the Kings of Saxony and Bavaria, as well as the Grand Dukes of Baden and Hesse-Darmstadt. Decorative motifs that are both military and patriotic in nature cover the print. A careful examination reveals the figures of three soldiers whose heads have been replaced by pasted-in black and white photos of the same soldier. One pose reveals his shoulder straps, which are for Infanterie-Regiment Nr 66. An actual 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class has been pasted to the print’s bottom center. Clearly the featured soldier won it during WW I. The presentation’s overall condition is very fine. [Due to the size and nature of this item, additional shipping and handling will be required. Please CONTACT US BY E-MAIL so that we can arrange shipping for you]!
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