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    Nick, you flooded me with al this polars! The first one is very interesting (post 122 onwards): a lot of commonalities with mine, including the puzzling curling of the K upper arm.

    Also the "D" looks the same. I have to understand that these features are mainly in "pimple sickle" (T1.2) variations of this medal.

    Unfortunately (?) it still has most of the gilding on both sides, therefore it's hard to scan since there are too many reflections. But I think I could see the differences from the samples you posted.

    When I was told that my medal had some detail of a T2, I thought to the type you posted in #126, with the flat ring struck with the medal. I was not considering the Voenkomat.

    What type/subtype would be a "grind off ring" medal?

    Thank you

    Sergio

    P.S. For everybody's education (and amusement), next time I will post a couple of "true fake" Polars from my personal collection... :cheeky:

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    Since we are talking of fake Polars since a while, here is a couple of "true fake" for discussion.

    They are, in my opinion, two examples of the same batch, with different treatments to simulate aging.

    The first one has a strong patina, the second one has none.

    No story, they are just fakes: there are a lot of wrong details both on the obverse and reverse. But, again, just look at the serifs on the "K"!

    http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-5691-0-20586900-1380666024.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-5691-0-74719200-1380666041.jpg

    http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-5691-0-29187600-1380666252.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_10_2013/post-5691-0-59223700-1380666278.jpg

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    They are, in my opinion, two examples of the same batch, with different treatments to simulate aging.

    The first one has a strong patina, the second one has none.

    No story, they are just fakes: there are a lot of wrong details both on the obverse and reverse. But, again, just look at the serifs on the "K"!

    First looks like a cast to me.

    Second was made by stamp.

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    I think we are just not using the same convention Nick, I assume there are more than one.

    Well, it doesn't really matter how we label these :)

    If type2 is "grind off ring" (and not "voenkomat") then your piece still has different reverse than type2.

    I'll post a couple of comparisons tomorrow ;)

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