he stated that "I
the belt having been lost to time
inscribed "BALAKLAVA" above and engraver marked "PINCHES"
housing a mint ivory-coloured handle with zero chips or cracks and very minor wear
On his Case History Sheet
Two First War German Imperial Awards Archive he stated that "IPrussia: Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 (silver frame, with iron core, magnetic, maker marked "Z" (Zeich, Berlin) on the ring, 42 mm); and Imperial: Hindenburg Cross for Combatants (iron with a bronze coloured gilt, magnetic, maker marked "L. NBG." (Christian Lauer, Nrnberg) on the reverse, 37. 5 mm). Un mounted, original ribbons, spotting and surface rust evident on the HC, near extremely fine. [C127]