Gordon Williamson

Here's the First Class

Beautiful piece. No, I haven't seen any specific evidence of it being for a cuirasse, just what I'd heard from other collectors. God knows what the fitting would have looked like on the breastplate. I can't see how this would be attached to a cloth uniform either mind you.

This has to be one of the highest quality crosses I've handled. The finish and manufacture of the frame, mechanism and core are superb. Gordon, you mentioned that there is speculation that these were designed to fit onto Garde Du Corps breastplates. Is this theory based on anything or just a supposition?

Cheers,

Glenn.

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Olympics Medal

New Customs Obverse

Luftschutz

Mine Service

50 Year Treue Dienst

Polizei 18 and 25 Years Obverses

Polizei 8 Year

Most often its the Military awards which turn up in 1957 de-nazified form, but many civil awards were made in 57 versions too.

The RAD Long Service Medal

U-Boat Clasp.

For some reason they also produced the 57 version in Gold even though no Gold grades were ever instituted.

Auxiliary Cruiser

E-Boat

Blockade Breaker

Destroyer

High Seas Fleet

Flak

Minesweeper

U-Boat

More 57 Clasps

Transport Flight Clasp

Panzer

Ground Assault

Flak

Air Gunner