Iron cross 1st class 1914 one piece – Otto Schickle, Pforzheim

Iron cross 1st class 1914 one piece – Otto Schickle, Pforzheim. Rare one piece construction 1914 Ek1 variant with the later Schickle setup. Remains in excellent condition with most of the fragile black lacquer still present and great looking silver finish.
These piece are made of tombac, silver plated and got the core painted black.