Original WWI 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class Medal Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History.  1914 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and two piece silver alloy frame. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, "W" cypher for King Wilhelm II, re-institution date, "1914", to the bottom arm and a King’s crown to the top arm. The reverse of the cross features an embossed, central, oak-leaf cluster, with the "FW" cypher for King Friedrich Wilhelm III, a King’s crown to the top arm and the original institution date, "1813", to the bottom arm. All the emblems are in nice high relief. The ribbon suspension loop and ring are both intact. Suspension ring marked ‘WM’. The cross comes complete with a piece of ribbed rayon ribbon. In good condition with minor storage wear to the medal. Offering is for one (1) medal. An honest untouched German medal. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Very limited supply. Please also see our 1939 Nazi marked versions on our web page.

SOLD Original WWII German Panzer Skull P.O.W. Art Wood Carving Certified. A very interesting hand carved high relief German Panzer skull and swastika made by a German Prisoner of War. German POW's made these type of carvings and would trade them for cigarettes, candy, coffee,  and favors with their guards. The old tag says it was carved in Africa from  Cypress wood. We have seen several of these over the years of different carvings. Many times in the form of other badges like Iron Crosses but we never saw a Panzer Skull before. The Skull was the symbol of the Panzer units and early SS units, and the Skull with lower jaw was the later version of the SS symbol. A fascinating artifact seldom seen from a German POW.  We believe the stand may have been added but the carving is 100% authentic from WWII.  in excellent condition. Complete museum documentation (COA) Provided. Certified by The Gettysburg Museum of History. An outstanding example worthy of the most refined collection. The Gettysburg Museum of History does not support or condone Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party and is only offering this as a historic relic. Please see our other items.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers.