mike75

Hi,

good looking original badge!

unknow maker #9 by Frank Heukemes

KR Mikhail

I would like to share this photo of the special badge for flagbearer worn. If you have such a detailled portrait, please share it.

Jacques tnx for sharing, great photo!

Good badge!

Wow, so you can see how even a photo can trick a person.

If that's the case, I can agree with Mike, for certainty I shall await the photos.

But scans will be better!

I think the good one!

I would say the use of brass and zinc has got more a technical aspect-the weaker metal is easier to stamp! Not so much use on the tool.To the period they have used-just remember when the LDO came into the game.....L/19 EK1 are only made with a brass core! So you can say from the first o the last day....it looks like that some companies simply ignored the LDO rules,for exaple Steinhauer&L?ck,W?chtler&Lange ect......

Micha

Thanks, Micha

Hi Alex, I think that such crosses were issued up to the middle of 1942. And certainly they were not issued specially for the Kreigsmarine .

The reason why is still not known. Known is that in 1942 the LdO issued a notice to the manufacturers wher in they adviced to only use Iron cores as the rules stated. This message was send beceause it was found out that some manufacturers used brass and tombak which was not allowed. They were ordered to use Iron or they would be expelled from manufacturing the EK 1. This states not why other materials were used, but it does state that prior to 1942 some manufacturers produced non iron core EK 1's. The story that they were issued for Kriegsmarine use has never been proven by any documentation, so this story is no longer eminent.

Thanks, Wilco

I wonder, The period and the reason of manufacturing of such crosses.

Thanks, Mike

Looks good!

I mean, from these poor pics.

Looks good!

Maybe this explains that....too many variants would point to many manufacturers or....to many fakes.....food for thoughts.

I think that there can not be such quantity of variants as the order for manufacture was small.

Why does not exist so many variants of other flower medals though them it has been let out on much more?

I wonder, Why there is such quantity of variants of this medal? If Quantity of rewardings which nearby 30.000.

How many manufacturers let out this medal? Has anyone got info about?

Revers

I`ve got this one

Hi genoa41 I like this badge

Hi Don try this "The German order of battle infantry in WW2" George F. Nafziger

Guys, thank you for your attention to my question, but I think we will never know what`s the badge.

The second badge also looks like a Regimental Traditionsabzeichen but from the angle it is so hard to tell what it is.

Hi Chairman, you`re right, but I thought somebody knows precisely.

Hallo Gerd

he is asking about the pin after the edelweiss badge

Kevin in Deva

Hi guys

Kevin, quite so!

Any ideas, guys?

Good cross! I like it

Laurence Strong I think you right the second badge very close to RK except for the catch

Some additionals

Yes, IMO this shield is 100% original.

KR

Pascal

Ok tnx again!