Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for First World War Service, with Documents, to Heinrich Hofmann Auction Archive with the trim in light

with the trim in light brown stitched in place

the letters "JP" (Josef Pilsudski) in the centre framed within a wreath

McMeans with a strength of 23 officers and 596 other ranks

and originally intended as an award for bravery and particularly long or useful service

vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire loop

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar for First World War Service, with Documents, to Heinrich Hofmann Auction Archive with the trim in light(Ordensschnalle mit Papiere). A mixed lot of items to Heinrich Hoffmann, a First World War combatant, consisting of: 1. A medal bar featuring two decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, 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