Glenn R

Looks absolutely fine to me. Nice cross. Would need better pics of the case but nothing from the picture suggests any issues.

Hey welcome back Leigh. Two of us back from sabatical in a matter of days. Believe me there's a lot to catch up on!

Just beautiful.

Takes years to build up but removed in seconds. I like to see this on a cross. Nice.

What an excellent selection of photos. Great to see member's ancestors posted here.

Completely agree Eric, I wouldn't peg this as in any way a "put-together" the parts show too much integrity. It has that bespoke quality to it.

That is a lovely piece. The pin and catch reek of quality. Very nicely made. Looks like a high silver content from the tarnishing?

Glenn.

Danny's hit the nail on the head there. I'm sure there's other pictures in circulation of this fake. The quality is a give-away, as are the details of the date, and frame.

Sorry to have to confirm your suspicions mate. I hope that not much money changed hands for it.

Glenn.

It's a copy I'm afraid.

How do you find the MG08 on driven partridge? I tend to find they're a bit tiring under the arm on a long day's shooting myself! :D

Keep posting them so we can enjoy them with you! :cheers:

Lovely cross, congratulations.

That's a very nice high quality piece. The hinge looks fine to me.

I love the finish on Meybauers and the core details.

Glenn.

I'm in agreement with Chris. If I had someones family medals and they passionately wanted them for the right reasons I'd gladly let them have them for the price I paid or less if they couldn't afford them. Providing of course that they were genuine, decent folk.

On the other hand, I am searching for my ancestor's medals and should I ever locate them I'd happily pay through the nose if necessary. I could not expect that the current keeper should return them to me as if by some right.

The matter is purely at the discretion of the individuals concerned. Once the medals are lost to a family then they must be purchased again. I'd also love my Dad's Vincent Rapide but if I ever found it I'm sure that it would cost more than the £500-00 he paid for it in the 50's!

Picture the scene; "That motorcycle belonged to my father so here's £500, you shouldn't expect to keep it!"

I agree, I'd leave it well alone. This is the state in which it has survived and any repairs would be a detraction. It's not as if its going to be worn again.

Nice display piece though, lovely core.

Glenn.

Very interesting communications. Nice to be talking to the family. I wouldn't like to comment on the voracity of the accounts, not my area but it makes for very interesting reading.

I'm still firmly of the opinion that grammatical arguments aside, that is a period engraved cross.

Excuse me for the shame-faced hint, but I'd buy it! ;)

I have collected EK's and specifically engraved EK's for quite some time now. I would be absolutely happy with the engraving on that cross and see no issue with it at all.

It looks to me that the pin may have been a repair job at some point but doesn't detract from it for me at all.

A really nice find. Thanks for sharing it.

I would add it to my collection in a heartbeat.

Glenn.

Definately different core details. Does look quite Godet. AWS back is absolutely spot on.

HMS DASHER......

One that's often overlooked due to the mystery surrounding it is the loss of HMS DASHER in the Firth of Clyde on 27th March 1943.

Dasher was an Archer class aircraft carrier converted in America and sent over on lend-lease.

At around 4:40pm on the afternoon of Saturday 27th March 1943 she exploded while en route to shore following flight exercises. She sank in 8 minutes. 379 souls lost. The second greatest loss

of life in home waters after the Royal Oak.

The official cause of the disaster has never been fully revealed and is still cloaked in secrecy.

Evidence suggests that one of the drowned crew was used in Operation Mincemeat to divert German attention from the invasion of Sicily. Providing the body which was sent ashore under the guise of a high ranking Royal Marine officer in possession of plans to invade elsewhere.

One of my uncles was lost on board Dasher.

No one in the family were aware until I researched his loss. They were merely informed that he was missing in action. No other details.

Glenn.

Very sweet. Good thing is, a cross is just a cross to most wives!

Those two cyclist photos are superb. Look at the duelling scar on the man on the right.

That looks a really interesting group. Harry Patch was DCLI wasn't he?

Do you need any more research doing?

Glenn.

What a superb piece of family history. It's great to see the articles which have been passed down and now researched. Thanks for posting it, very interesting.

Best,

Glenn.

Thanks for that, very interesting. Any ideas where they were deployed after this?

All the best,

Glenn.