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    Bishop

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    1. Again... extremely poor quality fake... Even the real one would only worth a few cents... For me, the one and only WW2 KMT medal that worth to collect is: The Order of National emblem "white sun in the blue sky" Probably the most prestigious Chinese medal ever existed. Market value: untold It's no way to find it in the market anywhere, but there are few stored in the war museum in Taipei. I'm still thinking about how to get them without been noticed!
    2. Oh...Another thing worth to mention.. I used to sell a shoe box full of this kind of Taiwanese military medals among with all sorts different variety for only USD15.00-. I got tons of them from a friend of mine, a MP colonel. That was some 8 years ago....
    3. Hello Ed, That item #1 "Gold Harvest" (or Golden Grain) looks pretty nice. These early Chinese breast badges and medal were first appeared in 1911 and yet no longer valid after 1929. The market value for these stuff is very low I would say, due to less significant and lack of recognition. Well, good fun to have them anyway!
    4. Hi Andy, Sorry, mate....What you have, is what I call "Scrap metal" ! Again, they're some cheapy fakey Chinese made "who knows what?" medals... Designed to fool and rip-off people do not know anything about Chinese communist's medal better. Please treat them without any respect !!! Market Value : zero!
    5. It's a common seen Taiwanese military medal called "Treasure Star". Divided in 8 classes. It's more like a service medal rather than an order of merit. Market value : around USD$ 5.00 ~ 7.00 / ea.
    6. It's a cheapy nasty made fake from China and Taiwan. You can find a whole lotta variety of such insignificant or who knows what medals in Taipei. It's definitely a piece of scrap metal, Paddy mate! Please treat it without respect....
    7. It's Sth Korean. Not Taiwanese. Used by trainee at boot camp (note the white circular insignia on the side of helmet to id the unit)
    8. What a dreamy stuff, mate! It must cost you a big fortune, doesn't it? Cheers Bishop
    9. Hello Kev, Just accidently bumped into your post here...Perhaps I can provide a little help... Yes, it is absolutely true that the Chinese army/armed force did use german helmets during WW2. Chang Kai Shek, the dictatorial leader of China prior 1949, who has placed order of 150'000 M35 steel helmets to the German in late 1936 ~ early 1937 and so as invited a small group of German military advisor to ShangHai just before the Japanese invasion(13th Dec. 1937). The initial order was 150'000 pcs, but only end up with 40'000 pcs were ever received. Due to the agreement upon the axis alliance between both parties; the German and the Japanese. Jap demanded that the German can no longer support/supply in any form of helps under any circumstances. Therefore the rest of balance has never delivered as promised after that 40K... That 40k pcs of M35 helmets were only equipped the Chinese elite force--- The Central Army Div.87, 88 & 13. Who were so called "Chang Kai Shek's private army" ! The Chinese version of "Waffen SS" in WW2! In taiwan, if I'm lucky enough, I could still find these "imported" Germen M35 with the nation emblem double decals (as shown in your post, how they look like). Of course, in bloodly terrible condition... rusted shell, rotten lining, and chinstrap.... Or no lining at all. Estimated price around US$1500~3300 /ea. A truly rare stuff and extremely hard to get hold of. Hope this IMHO will help Cheers, Bishop
    10. Jan, What a score! I must say that you're the luckiest man among all collectors. Unbelievable.... Bishop
    11. The circular piece with strip-cut out catch has never produced during TR period, neither in '57 version. Which many books had mentioned about such distinctive feature. This one is no doubt a FAKE.
    12. The back looks highly suspecious. It does not look like any Zimmermann at all. I will keep away from anything that looks suspecious.
    13. OK, guys! I can feel you. A little character is cute ! A little defect won't hurt ! I can dig that. In fact, I have a "55" that has a small patch of paint missing revealed some nasty scratch mark... that hurts..... (I feel like a little girl crying for her favorite Barbee's head got ripped off) The thing is; if Hauptman is deeply bothered every time he sees that piece, no matter how we try cheer him up, just won't help at all. Perhaps, my suggestion can be workable at this point. Bishop
    14. Hello Mr. Hauptman, It's a very nice cross, but the brush stroke and the damn ugly paint job is killing me too! It will definitely wipe out the entire value of the cross for all I know! So, I strongly suggest you~~ (1) Please try use solvent like : Xylene, High-Flash Naphtha-100, High-Flash Naphtha-150, Toluene or Petroleum Thinner (I'm pretty sure one of them would work) (2) Then, apply the solvent onto the surface gently with cotton tip. The paint will gradually fade out (but the remained original paint will stay because it was baked on). (3) This will be optional. You can either leave it as it is, or apply a new coat of paint(4). If you choose (4): Please use TAMIYA model panit (the best quality and the most appropriate paint for such job). And use TAMIYA brush apply new panit on. This requires a bit of painting skill. By doing this way, you can restore its natural look and make it your beloving peice again. I am not trying to convince you to deceiving yourself by doing this. It shares the same logic that somebody restore a Sherman or a BF-109, then put them in museum for display. Hope this would help. Bishop
    15. Thanks Kevin! First, I'd like to clarify that this topic I started is strictly for EK2, 1939 WW2 version ONLY, not the imperial ones. But, somewhat I misplace this post here by mistake. Sorry! (Can anyone transfer this topic to Iron Cross 1939 section?? Tks) I like your word Kev, "FANATIC" !!! For me, it's more than just fanatic or obsession, it's an investment. Good piece will increase its value. Bishop
    16. Hello guys, Lately, I've seen quite a few EK2 pieces from some serious collector friends. They all have more or less pieces that shares a common problem ~~ "Repainted black centre core" !! Some has done in a wildly rough job, absolutely disgusting ! Some in fine job. But never the less, these pieces are not as "innocent" as they ever were, weren't they? A friend of mine claimed that, he bought them how they look exactly the same way when he received the pieces at the first place from a german dealer. And he's still happy about what he gets. Well, I can dig that. I have 2 pieces are like that myself. (but they are not as obvious, acceptionally ok job, I won't fight them too hard) But yet, I still have a bunch questions in mind that needs professional opinions from all you master of collectors ! 1) does it degrade the value of the pieces? (if tidy them up nicely) 2) Is it possible happened during manufacturing process ? 3) Would it be fun just to keep 1 or 2 pieces are like that ? 4) Has anyone encountered something like that? 5) Would it be possible that the repaint job did by the original recipient, not by the previous owner? However, it has too much possibilities can imagine what really happen to the pieces. In the end, we can all try live with it peacefully and try feel comfortable for ourselves once obtain such pieces. Because, NOTHING IS PERFECT IN THIS WORLD !!! Bishop
    17. I'm totally agreed with Dond that anything needs that much time for explaining is absolutely not worth to keeping it. Plus, its a deformed piece anyway. It has no business for being in your collection cabinet! regards Bishop
    18. Hmm.. that EK1 looks kinda rough, maybe it's a "field made" version!? Perhaps the original owner (recipient) thought that the secure fittings were not good enough for the badge, so had them removed. And wait until he gets a chance to fit a proper ones. Or, they were just not there at the first place. ("Field made" means improvise with whatever they got left, sometimes the quality can be extremely low) But most likely possible can be the previous owner removed the fittings, because both pin and hook were badly damaged. Anyway, it's still a good score, a part of history. Thanks for sharing! Happy new year, sir ~ Bishop
    19. Hi Frank, Congrats! mm141 & 142 are pretty rare, so is any EK2 that mmd 100+. As far as I know, mm EK2 costs about $150~$200 nowadays. (in a fair or event mint condition) If you have an opportunity to score them, then get them quick! Because the good things don't last!!! Regards, Bishop
    20. Hello Joe, Indeed, it's all good! You made a perfect sense by meaning that Unmarked EK2 is just as good as mmd EK2. Perhaps I should cancel the consignment and get it back if it's still there! The unmkd one in the consignment store is a wide frame 47mm, slightly bigger than the standard issue of 44mm, which quite a number of recipients converted into RK due to material shortage during the late war. Thanks for remind me that the enjoyment I should be appreciated. Best regards, Bishop
    21. Good day Sirs! Just like to say hi to every one. I am a TR relic collector in Taiwan. Since I do not have a camera or a scanner, I couldn't post my collection here. Sorry about that guys... At the moment, I only have 4 mmd EK2 in my collection (Still a long way to go) and 1 unmarked I try to sell it under consignment store. I have a bunch of other stuff like the Ostfront, Westwall, KVK2, SA sports and numerous tinnies..etc. But I don't count them as part of my collection, because now I am only interested in collecting the top class items such as EK1&2 (must be mmd), RK, DK, SK, KVK1...I think instead accumulate a whole lotta stuff, why not just focus on something that will truly preserve its value. However, nothing thrill me the most like obtain a mm EK. I love EK more than any other TR items. Hope you feel the same way like I do. Have a nice day gentlemen Best regards, Bishop
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