A Scarce Prussian Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross 1870 Battalion Flag Topper Hold Bernard of Menthon

Bernard of  Menthon

He fought throughout the First World War and was awarded several times

while this second version is anonymous and not often found

6 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension

It is the familiar Eickhorn double-etched

A Scarce Prussian Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross 1870 Battalion Flag Topper Hold Bernard of MenthonThis is a scarce and very desirable Fahnenzpitze fr Bataillonsfahnen mit dem Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1870; the frame of the topper crafted in fire gilded bronze with a matching laurel wreath; within it is a Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1870 with a silvered frame and a blackened iron core (magnetic); the base with two drill holes and 30 stamped on the bottom: measuring 241 mm x 104 mm; lightly bent; in untouched field used condition. Scarce.