Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold “NSDAP Partei-Bereitschaft” (party readiness) armband

“NSDAP Partei-Bereitschaft” (party readiness) armband

measuring 65 mm (w) x 80 mm (h - inclusive of its gilt and red enamelled crescent moon and star suspension)

the six o’clock arm bearing a maker’s mark of “JG & S” for J

It read as follows: "SERGT

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold “NSDAP Partei-Bereitschaft” (party readiness) armband(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 194, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire