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    Gordon Williamson

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    1. Completely bogus. These "41" marked Oaks (and Oaks/Swords) have been circulating for a while now. The maker even does them in GOLD laugh.gif

      You can find them on German E-Bay with monotonous regularity. Actually they are quite nicely made but the "41" mark and the excessively long loop are dead give-aways.

      Looks as if the obverse frame of the RK is marked just under the eye also ??

    2. The one Japanese award that is heavy reproduced. Instituted June 1944, only a few were awarded before the end of the war and the allied occupation forces ordered remaining stocks destroyed so originals are virtually unobtainable.

      This is an accurate copy. Some copies omit the reverse pattern, being plain and without any design.

    3. illegal to own a sword?? Geez .. that sux ...? ohmy.gif

      Yes there is legislation being prepared at the moment to make Swords illegal with "Samurai" swords being particularly targetted. Brought about by idiots who buy these cheap imitation Japanese swords sharpen them up and run amok with them. Not sure of the full details but they may introduce a licensing system as they have for firearms.

      http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=712112005

    4. There are two very distinctive versions of the 1st Pattern 1st Class. One, believed by many includiing myself, to have been made by Juncker seems to have been only pinback, or at least I haven't seen a screwback ---yet. The other, like the one posted here, is "flatter" in profile and usually comes with a two piece screwback fitting ( washer and locknut).

      This is the lesser desirable pattern, but to some , more desireable in being screwback so I'd say Allan has just about hit it on the button at ?350 with both parts of the fitting (dealer price). The last one of these I bought I paid $150 for.

    5. I agree. With the award itself still easily found at or around $30, or even less and the award documents easily found at not much more (unless you look for specialist units such as SS, Para, U-Boats etc), the KVK is a great "starter" award.

      Prices are beginning to hike a bit for KVK1s and RKs are very hard to find but the humble KVK2 is still cheap. There is still a lot of misinformation around about these awards too, suggesting they were some sort of non-combatant thing. Many of course were awarded for actions on the home front or behind the lines, but many were awarded for front line actions too. In fact the wartime publication "Der Lohn der Tat" which gives examples of the kind of deeds required to win various awards gives specific examples of the KVK2 and KVK1 being awarded for front line actions under enemy fire.

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