Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Archive with loss of black finish

with loss of black finish evident throughout

light soiling on the exterior

Silver thread on scarlet red background (Army)

and cap badges

He was promoted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel on January 1

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a First World War Combatant Archive with loss of black finish(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant featuring three awards, including: 1 A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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