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Posts posted by Alex K
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I think it's generally taken to mean a fake, (Wring one's hands in anguish for buying a dud/clunker/lemon etc)
The piece may be one of the very latest (And good) generation of fakes doing the rounds
I could of course be completely wrong
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Hi, thanks for the comments, it's difficult to see from the image but the royal officers cross is heavily vaulted, but the republican version is even MORE vaulted!
Regards, alex
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Hi all, just a long overdue update on this thread, since I posted the examples of the Knights classes, I've added, the following to my collection, A nice Royal officers cross, a Royal 3rd class Commanders cross, and just for fun, spotted an Republic officers cross.
The Commanders cross has the same "BG" mark in exactly the same place as the Knight's cross I originally posted, still don't know what it means, though.
The republic officer's is very "Blingy" in comparison but has some amazing enamel work
Attached updated images
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Hi thanks, interesting, I'll have to do a bit more digging, regards
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Hi Thanks for the links, confirms my initial thoughts, not the real deal,
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Alex K
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Hi Thanks for the additional information
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Rising Sun
in Japan
Hi, thanks for the info, thought it was a modern version.
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Alex
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Rising Sun
in Japan
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Apparently (From another forum) they were used primarily on medal bars as the reduced size fitted in with the size of other medals better, they were private purchase items
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Oh!, Silly me, glad you like them, regards
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Hi, thanks for the comments, which one is the "Orange" one?
weights are
Wilhelm I full size 34g, no ribbon
Wilhelm I Prinzen with ribbon 23g
Shaumburg 10g
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Hi all, I'd like to show a few pick-ups, nothing spectacular, but nice and simple (To me)
Kaiser I Centenary medal, full size, difficult to show but heavily gilt, a Prinzen, a miniature and what I assume to be a ribbon device
secondly
Shaumburg-lippe military service cross
and a Friedlander EKII
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Alex K
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Nope! sorry
Alex K
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Hi Tomasz, thanks for the additional information
Alex K
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Hi Tomasz, it does look more like "We" now that I've managed a closer look.
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Alex
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9 minutes ago, Eric Gaumann said:
Yeah, that's exactly what it is; an EK2. RK had the suspension loop parallel to the frame, EK2 loops are perpendicular (see image). That's not to say it wasn't worn that way (as a RK); there were instances of that happening in WW2. But unless there is some seriously solid provenance proving that it's just an EK2
Agreed, they certainly were worn that way during the war, normally by those that had received their preliminary notification, but not their actual award, or those that chose not to have their award damaged in combat, normally there would be some evidence of wear either on the medal itself, or on the ribbon, press studs, ribbon ties etc, the one originally posted doesn't seem to show any of such examples, so it's anyone guess when it became a Pseudo RK in my opinion
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In my opinion It' actually looks more like an EKII converted to a RK at some point, the difficulty is knowing when it was done, quite a simple job, it could have been done during the war or it could have been done 6 months ago from "Period" parts, unless you have full "Provenance" you'll never know, sorry
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Mint EK1 "26"
in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
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Yep, congrats I think the best I've ever seen, I want one (or maybe2,3---4 etc)?