Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Hold A First War Canadian Trench

A First War Canadian Trench Cap 1918 - A rare and difficult to come by trench cap with all attractive characteristics

Stickpin style miniature in gilded zinc

“Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918”

clear and strong

maker marked "DINGWALL WINNIPEG" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse of the central insignia

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Hold A First War Canadian Trench(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from 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 with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm