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I just purchased this Godet chain for two miniatures. This type of button was missing in my collection till now, so I am happy with it, although there are no minis present. I have some questions: Can we approximately date this chain according to the type of button used?

Thank you for opinions, you helped me to convince myself to let it be.

Right. So, your advice is to pass sanserifs en bloc?

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Hello gentlemen, What is your opinion about these 25 oaks? Are sanserif pieces considered original? Thanks for your comments.

I just see some black paint on beading rim, but it can be only shadow. It is not very usual to see good old KO award cross with no paint loss. Regards

Interesting cross. Was it repainted?

Cross from post #15,16 is Ninth bead fake, nothing more, nothing less.

Thanks, Greg. Curiously, it came with Niemann COA, :D

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My "Three Graces".

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Here is another photo of AH soldier wearing qualification badge. This one is Arbeiterauszeichnung für die Verpflegsbranche - Badge for skillful workers of the food commissariat branch, if I identified it correctly. Really heartbreaking, hehe.

:D I would be more afraid of that crosses than of my mouth, haha.

Thanks kay. gregM adviced me toothbrush for cleaning the cores, so surely he didn´t mean actual one, hehe.

Thanks Kay! Great posts, thanks. I know your site. Just few days ago I read your silver tests. But I think I have no chance to find out, if it is weiss, gelblich weiss, or fast weiss. I think you mean mainly that kadmium and zinn content pieces. But anyway, what do you mean by being careful? You mean contact with skin, or is it dangerous also in the wooden box, where it is stored? What also interests me is the effect it can cause on other crosses (I have box for 12 pieces). Btw, interesting things I´ve read also about neusilber. Longer receiving of small doses causes cirrhosis. Warning for TR variant hunters :)

I gave up ideas about aluminium. Discussed piece is 2 grams heavier than common (painted) SW cross.

Maybe this will be more helpful. These crosses were photographed under same conditions, same camera, same time. On the left is common SW cross (painted, silver frame). On the right is discussed blackened EK. The difference between these two metals is clearly visible.

Thanks Chris, it is really nice piece. Greg, you mean Neusilber (nickel silver). Can´t agree or disagree, because I haven´t enough experiences. All I can say is that neusilber contains 20% zinc, so maybe this explains the appearance of white corrosion (zinc pest) near the reverse crown. Just idea... Sascha, this is not my first EK2 1914, even not the first SW cross. If it is silver, it is very strange silver with some additives. I repeat again, don´t rally on my pictures very much, because the flashlight of camera from no distance forced also this matt frame to act like glossy silver. But in reality it looks like matt-polished aluminium in Audi interior (sorry me for comparison, haven´t other). And, as I said, it is comparably whiter metal than silver... All I can do (tomorrow) is to compare the weight of two SW crosses I have. The other one is typical silver frame-painted core SW. Again, thanks for your opinions

Thanks for reply. Do you think this core is cast or struck? It looks quite porous... All I know about process of blackening the 1870 crosses is that it was so called natural, or false blackening, not chemical blackening as it is known today to every blacksmith around. I am not fun of polishing silver frames (or medals) too. Anyway as you see, there is nothing to polish. And if the toothbrush would work, I will obey also the second part of your advice. Btw, it is not - IMO - silver frame. It is not seen correctly on my photos taken with flashlight, but it is whiter and it lacks the deep glitter of solid silver. I would give some chance to the statement that this is alluminium frame.

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Hello, I just purchased this EK2, marked SW or IW (first letter is not fully stamped), very good looking and interesting, because the core is not painted, but... blackened? blued? I compared it with my 1870 pieces, and it is surely not the same kind of blackening. Then I compared it with blued cores seen here on the forum, and it is not the same as well. Can you help me to identify the process, and also the best way of maintenance? (as you see, some white sh*t started to appear on the reverse). Thanks in advance

Thanks for reply. In this interpretation it makes more sense to me.

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Hello, What do you think about this Godet 12 mm miniature of silver wound badge? Looks lovely, but is this real combo of ribbons, or just fantasy? The ribbons were identified by seller as ek2, zähringer löwen, bavarian sanitätskreuz, hungarian commemorative medal and hessian kriegs ehrenzeichen. In the case of the last ribbon I am not very sure he is right. Thanks in advance