VtwinVince
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Me too, this looks cool.
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You're welcome. I have a large dossier on his estate as well, called Ankensen, which exists to this day.
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Großkreuz EK 1914 original or copy?
VtwinVince replied to 03fahnen's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Don is right, there are many legit period copies floating around. Poor details aside, I like the overall look of this one, in particular the suspension ring and frame details. -
Yup, it's overt manipulation of the market by a few fakers, otherwise known as 'the club', in Germany. There is one guy in particular who constantly posts on ebay.com, selling not only Imperial fakes but III. Reich as well.
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Here is some info on Floeckher, and a painting of him. This material came from Eric Ludvigsen many years ago, so I'm not sure of the sources for this material.
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Well, well, the Latvian\Chinese fakers seem to be busy these days. What's next, the kitchen sink?
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EK 1870 - any chances it is original?
VtwinVince replied to Marcin L's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
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Of course, let me get my files out.
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I was just revisiting this thread, and realised that I hadn't posted these. The second qualifies as 'immaculate'.
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LOL, either your intentions were 'lost in translation', which happens a lot on the interweb, or you are a very devious individual. Either way, just another reason why I quit collecting a few years ago.
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I detect some very disingenuous behaviour on this thread.
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Great photo!
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Very nice, and these are scarce. I have a Baden example.
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I think the use of Trapetz-Schnallen was similar to British 'swing-mounted' groups, a question of the individuals' taste. Also, if the medals were removed, it could be employed as a Feldschnalle.
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Don't leave out the mega-rich investor class, one of whom has cornered the market in VC's in England in recent years.
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Great stuff Komtur, I've never seen that bilingual Greek Urkunde before.
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Everything is wrong with it, starting with the hallmarks, the reverse hardware, the patination etc.
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Looks like a reasonable copy.
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Very interesting photos.
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Nice work Komtur, as usual.
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Other than as an exercise in Schnalle construction, I fail to see the point in 'restoring' this particular bar.
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Here are some images of my example. I also have a large file on Floeckher compiled by Eric Ludvigsen which came with this piece.
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I'm not sure what to make of this thread, but the tone of it I find ridiculous. These long-winded, prosaic apologies and the like seem pretty ludicrous to me. And yes, the manner in which this Schnalle was produced is exceptional.
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Is this whole thread a joke, or what?
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Did you acquire this piece from Trevor Ristow? I will get some photos of mine shortly.