Another facet of my collecting interest with Imperial Iron Crosses is obtaining the "been there" crosses. What I mean by this are the crosses that exhibit the worn in battle potential and that are dark, less than perfect condition and filled with character. Also, many have have tattered ribbons that could be filled with Eastern or Western front mud. Your mind tends to wander a little more to how these were obtained. Potential battlefield pickups? Who knows….

Here is potentially one such cross.

Regards,

Joel