Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Cased and Owner-Attributed, by Wagner & Sohn Archive although the records aren't specific

although the records aren't specific on the charges

although the center medallion differs (hand tooled) and the Star pictured in the book have an extra "diamond" and thus longer rays

the lid bearing a silvered LDO logo

and by the highest form of individual courage

serial number "A78470038A" in red

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Cased and Owner-Attributed, by Wagner & Sohn Archive although the records aren't specific(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire