Alex K

Hi guys thanks for the quick respnses, I must admit that I believed it to be a copy due to the zinc (Non silver) manufacture, I have not seen a silver version of this so far. I will keep an eye open. It is pleasant to note that there is so much knowledge out there that can help the unwary/new guy who sees something they like and buys it on the spur of the moment, hoping its a regular piece

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alex

kevin just for clarification, should I be looking for this ribbon but with the KD swords attached

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Kevin attached

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Alex

asking the experts again, what this is, I think my copy is a cheap fake, the edges have file marks, even though I suspect the ribbon might be contemporary

thanks

Any experts identify what the stamps mean on my Signum Laudis?

hi sorry for sticking my nose in this thread, but would this be the wartime ribbon for the Signum Laudis?

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Hi all, I have in my collection the following MVK with KD. It all came like this. I have however noticed the MVK with a different ribbon, is this the correct ribbon for this award with the KD attachment. The case does say KD although the lettering is quite faded.

any help appreciated

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Alex

Hi My contribution

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Hi, my contribution

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Hi, attached is an example of a rarther odd KWK11, compared with a known original. This was posted by me a while back on the AHF forum, the consensus is that its a fake. My question is if it is a fake, did the fakers really screw up? . I would have thought that if they were going to fake the piece they could at least get it to resemble an actual award. It's not a casting but die struck and is completely flat. A second one subsequently turned up from a forum member in Canada, together with the same piece of (Incorrect) ribbon. sorry about the scan, but the real one doesn't actually look like that colour

any comments

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Congratulations, a most interesting and informative post

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Alex

Hi gentlemen thats the correct number, so my understanding is that it's pre 1945 and not a Panasiuk post war replacement. Thanks for the information, most helpful

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Hi Leigh thanks for the links, the first site photo's although small seem to suggest that it is a pre-war original, but I'm sure someone will correct me!!

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Alex

I have in my collection an example of the Polish order Virtuti Militari, 5th class; I have always considered this to be an authentic piece. Some basic research indicates that this award is in fact is rare, if totally pre war original.

Does anyone know if this is a pre-war original or post war Panasiuk replacement for an original, and if it is, does that make it a fake?

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Hi These are displayed at the RAF Museum at Hendon London together with uniform and other awards

attached

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joe agree entirely, from what I've experienced ww11 rattlers are invariably early pieces when quality control or the tight regulations of the LDO weren't about. attached the early W & L 100 stamped ek11

hi gentlemen, and firstly a thanks to Kev in Deva for introducing myself and my EK1 to the forum. As explained, I have had this for a number of years and unfortunately the pictures really don't do it justice in terms of quality and workmanship, I thought personally that I'd not seen one before but delving into the old memory cells, I recall downloading a photo (For research purposes only!) a photo last year from a dealers web site unfortunately can't remember which. I honestly thought that mine was a Jewellers one-off piece, as can be seen from the attached it's not so there must be more out there, although maybe few and far between, it really is a piece of jewellery.

Thanks

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Alex

the vast majority of 1914 EK cores were one piece, although

certainly there were two piece cores. two different styles of

manufacture, but clearly one-piece MUCH more common.

rattling cores are not unique to either process.

why does it happen?

my suspicion is that as the war progressed and the

number of EK's went from hundreds to thousands

to tens- and hundreds of thousands, looser tolerances

and using other manufacturers finished parts may explain

why the little ones were "noisy".

why not the '39 EK 2?

LDO, rules and regs, tight-sphinctered officials...

less variety and a master blueprint.

interested in your thoughts.

joe

Hi, Actually I have two genuine EK11 39-45 which do rattle 1 is made by Wahtler & Lange and the other one excapes me for the moment, both are genuine. The W& L one is an early war piece, possibly before the LDO got in there, I don't know

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Alex