Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class Stick Pin, With Case, By Josef Brams Hold An award of superb quality

An award of superb quality

The 16th Infantry Battalion "Canadian Scottish" was raised in British Columbia

Gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire in various textures

maker marked “Robert Neff

the adjoining pommel remains tight

Germany, Imperial. An 1870 Iron Cross I Class Stick Pin, With Case, By Josef Brams Hold An award of superb quality(Eisernes Kreuz 1870 Anstecknadel mit Etui). Constructed of gilded silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with a pebbled frame and blackened arms, with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1870, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with an etched inscription of ST. SEB. SCH. VER. S. KRIEGS VETERANEN, measuring 14. 80 mm (w) x 14. 83 mm (h) with a 48 mm pin, weighing 1. 7 grams, accompanied by