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    "800" Iron Cross, 1st Class, 1914


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    I thought I would post what I construe as an unusual "800" marked Iron Cross in 1st Class. It is very light with delicate features. The core appears to be copper coated, at first I thought brass, and it is magnetic. Comments welcome. . .

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    Hi Bill,

    That is an unusual cross. I like it. I have seen that style of pin before on a iron core

    cross. I looked through my files thinking I had saved a picture of it but sadly I did not.

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    Bill,

    Perhaps this was something that was offered as an option by a few makers. Persons who served in areas where the rust resistance was needed, Naval or Infantry troops( fighting in the mud etc.) may have purchased them. I have one by another maker that has what appears to be a copper core but is magnetic. They are no doubt real but scarce.

    Dan Murphy

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