Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Award Certificate - Martin Lutz Russian Documents Books 216 was awarded the Infantry

216 was awarded the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver on 7

however it lacks the fragmentation bands and only has the vertical grooves for gripping purposes

over the words FOR SERVICE in raised letters

It is marked on the bottom of the grip with serial number 36511

They indicated that a display cutaway like this was in use when they attended training in 1987

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914 with Award Certificate - Martin Lutz Russian Documents Books 216 was awarded the InfantryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Established by Prussian King Frederick William III in 1813 for gallantry in action, the Eisernes Kreuz (Iron Cross) decoration was revived several times for later conflicts. The bulk of the issues are divided into 1st and 2nd class versions, but a rare and superior 'Grand Cross' was also awarded for successful field commanders. During WWI the lower decoration was freely awarded with 5 million second class types