Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed A Kriegsmarine Officer’s Dagger of

A Kriegsmarine Officer’s Dagger of outstanding workmanship by Carl Eickhorn

The Oxley's crew would hardly have had time to work up to wartime routines and timing

It is signed by the city councillors of each city

accompanied by a small swatch of ribbon

72 x 72 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed A Kriegsmarine Officer’s Dagger of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,