Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Decorated First World War Combatant visually-hidden and scattered patina

and scattered patina

demonstrating surface oxidation and loss of finish

indicating manufacture by a firm noted for producing Forest Service headgear

1875 in Langenschwalbach (present-day Bad Schwalbach

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for a Decorated First World War Combatant visually-hidden and scattered patina(Ordensschnalle). A medal bar for a First World War combatant decorated for bravery in the field, featuring four 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